[john232]

My Wife is kind of new to sailing but I have grown up sailing on the Great lakes with my father and his friends although mostly in smaller boats (20 - 27 ft range) As far as being commited to ocean crossings - it not a matter of commitment the storms are scary to my wife - but her solution to this is actually going out into storms with experienced crews and facing her fears. As far as boats go I'm caught between a slow stable boat or one that is more a racer-cruiser that can handle bluewater - Like the Waquiez 47. So any suggestions on the ideal cruiser that is fast and stable in heavy weather - Yes we do plan on bluewater crusing but we are not going to get the boat and take off 2 months later - we will cut our teeth on the gulf of Mexico - while we build our confidence up - then little trips etc - looking at being based a good 18 months just getting used to it all before actually cutting the lines.