Cap'n Morgan wrote:
cougarcruiser wrote:
Sierra, I want first dibs on your boat when you go bigger.
In a couple years, when he trades up the a Sabre 54.

You may be waiting a while, Cougar. The V358 broke me out of my 'new-boat-every-season' phase by being so perfect for the three years I had it. I wouldn't be surprised at all if I'm in the new boat for a long time to come. It is really so perfect for me in so many ways.
And Cap - as far as the Sabre, it's funny because (and no offense intended to any older members here), all of my friends said when I raved about it, "yeah, it's beautiful, but you're waaay too young for that style boat." Well an active member of the Meridian community just sold his 441 to buy the Sabre 40 that I fell for a few years ago. He's also a good 25-30 years older than me so that kind of proved my friends' point. Still a gorgeous boat, regardless of your age. And I'm sure up in Maine there are a lot of younger downeast style boat owners.