Hi Mark,
Wow a Sunseeker Camargue 55 would certainly be jumping in with both feet. My advice for what it is worth is that you should be looking at this the other way round. Start with the type of boating you want to do, fast planing, displacement, semi-displacement etc, based on how far and where you want to cruise to, type of motion you and your crew prefer etc etc and also in part at least on how much you can comfortably spend on running it, ie. moorings, fuel etc. Do not look at the boat/purchase price 1st as this will be quite misleading. For example large old power boats, can seem like good value, but the running costs are another matter, even at today's fuel price, not to mention a South Coast mooring! If you want to cruise fast, and you are not called Mervyn King, a smaller boat might be a good idea to start with. (even my little 32 footer still gobbles up 4 litres of the red stuff evey mile) I have known several buyers buy too big only to discover they can not stomach the running costs, and loose a fortune when they are forced to sell. A smaller boat should prove easier to sell if it proves a mistake or you decide to trade up. As for sailing, a different ball game entirely! Nuff said!
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