Some other good books to read prior to buying your first boat are:
John Vigor's
The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat.
Johh Vigor's
Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere.
Dave Gerr's
The Nature of Boats.
Don Casey's
This Old Boat.
Bill Seifert's
Offshore Sailing: 200 Essential Passagemaking Tips.
The Practical Sailor Buying Guide two-volume set is also very good to look at.
Also, just remember, get a boat that you love...if you don't love the boat, don't buy it. An unloved boat isn't as much fun to sail, and you won't care for it the same way you would a boat you love.
Last point I'll make in this post: Get a boat that is suited for the type of sailing you do... If you're not going to go making bluewater passages...don't buy a heavy displacement, full-keel bluewater cruiser...
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You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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