Another what boat thread...

[scruff]

I'm bored at work and pondering the next boat over a cup of tea....

If you were looking for a boat to meet the following criteria, does it exist?

1) Less than <31ft long. That's absolute max length permitted in the harbour, but average length of boats in situ is around the 26ft mark.
2) Able to dry out - so bilge or lifting keel. The deeper the draft, the shorter the sailing window per tide
3) Around £15k, As always less would be nice
4) Able to sail to Norway/Faroes/Azores in a modicum of comfort with two adults.

So far I can think of the Westerly Konsort, but what else would be worth a ponder on a slow Friday afternoon?

[Poignard]

A Twister with legs?

[matt1]

Hunter Ranger 265

[anoccasionalyachtsman]

For sailing pleasure, Seal 26 or 27.

[Kwik Decision]

To prove the old adage that people always recommend the boat they own (or owned, sold ours a few years ago), I'll throw the bilge keel Sadler 29 into the mix. Smaller inside than the Konsort, but better sailing.

[newtothis]

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a boatless man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of an Anderson 22.

[V1701]

I think you could get a Westerly Merlin for that money now if you like the aft cabin layout better. Or a Moody 27/29?

[scruff]

For sailing pleasure, Seal 26 or 27.

They meet the able to dry out criteria, but I get the impression I would want to cross the north sea in one

[scruff]

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a boatless man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of an Anderson 22.

Undoubtedly an able wee boat, but one of the ugliest wee boats to go with it. IMHO of course.

[V1701]

Undoubtedly an able wee boat, but one of the ugliest wee boats to go with it. IMHO of course.

The Buckler Ketch beats it by a country mile but we digress. The Sabre 27 has long struck me as offering a lot for what you can get one for...