This message is for yourself and for Rosa; thanks for your replies and apologies for not being on-line to reply straight back. The Sadler is very spacious inside compared with the Warrior, and that is very tempting/ It's just my deep rooted bias against anything that hasn't got a long keel. My lack of experience of fin keels and all the 'old sailores tales' (I am one myself!!) make me assume without thought that you wouldn't want to be in the Southern Ocean in one. Nonsence I know, I am after all more than happy to rely on modern navigation aids so why not modern keel designs?

Thanks again.