[sailingfool]

I think the J30 fits more at the racer/racer end of the preformance cruiser spectrum, and if you won''t be cruising with 6-8 good friends, you may not get such good performance anyway. Plenty of other boats about that fit more into the general use part of the spectrum.

Especially don''t be swayed by the apparent "good deal" - the best you can hope for in buying a boat is to actually get what you pay for. Since all sellers know their boats intimately, and all their warts, I''m convinced that most buyers pay more than a boat is really worth (surveys or not). On this, I do speak from unfortunate experience...