Hello Sailors! I have a question for you. If you could have any sailboat in existence, what would it be? My dream boat is a Bestevaer 53. I've got a photo of Xaos on my screensaver.

Greetings Paul!
I recently had the privileged of sailing aboard an Atlantic 72, "Pennmanship", a custom built catamaran here in our home anchorage in Fiji. We met the family of the boat while out surfing, and were invited for a day sail with the young sons who are able to handle the boat easily as a double handed team. It was the most fun I've ever had sailing a boat, and definitely the fastest I've ever been on a sailboat. The world seemed like a much smaller place while going at speed on that boat compared to our old, heavy and much smaller boat. I'm not generally a huge fan of catamarans, but this thing is special. It is also set up to be quite easy to sail, with a convenient cockpit in front of the main cabin, with easy access to all sail handling and controls compared to most catamarans.

Here is a link about the boat: http://www.aquidneckcustom.com/our-custom-builds/performance-multihulls/penmanship-atlantic-72

Hi Paul! Greetings from the frozen north!
I might have to echo your choice of the Besteaver. Absolutely amazing boats! …

…but the one that stole my heart at a tender young age and has remained a dream boat for me is the Cherubini 48 stay’sl schooner. The build quality and classic design have always tugged at my heart strings.

Without a doubt, it would be Steve Dashew's Beowulf. It's the boat that inspired me to consider aluminum for my "reality" build. She's about 70' long, huge pilothouse, ketch rigged, but built to be handled by two crew. Three hundred miles a day...makes long passages much shorter. and can actually outrun weather systems. Steve was all about waterline length.

Paul, would you feel comfortable sailing a 53 solo and what is the max length you would consider sailing solo?