Which Boat?

This is what we are looking for in our yacht:

James' list

• Less than 10 years old
• able to maintain 7 knot average boat speed (sail and motor)
• good light to moderate wind performance to help maintain the 7 kn requirement
• Medium displacement to achieve above two points
• Cutter rig preferred, but the possibility to install later is an option
• 3 cabins, a space for everyone to call their own.
• Dedicated nav table
• saloon that converts to sea berths
• lee cloths
• L shaped galley preferred
• 400 litres fuel and 800 litres water
• It is not going to be a heavy world cruiser
• Most importantly it has to be within our budget

Liz's list

• Sailing characteristics left to James
• Not a wet boat
• Room for the kids to play both above and below deck
• good galley
• Agree with the water and fuel needs
• watermaker would be good

The search has started. Actually we have already been looking for some time. Mainly monitoring the web adverts and local magazines.