It's been four years since we last attended the sailboat show in Annapolis, so it seemed like a good year to go again and see what has changed. All the boats there are beautiful but seem more oriented to looking good at the dock versus offshore sailing. We toured some of the Beneteau's and they don't even have any handholds in the saloon. Great for the bay or coastal waters, but not for rough conditions in my opinion.
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| Catalinas all lined up |
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| The Admiral, she always gets compliments on her look |
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| Can't wait to take Ruth away |
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| Lots of flags, very festive |
Our approach to checking out the boats was to start at their 34-35 footer, move up in size until we got onto the 40 plus footers and then move on to a different manufacturer. Friday wasn't too crowded and we got to tour quite a few boats. I think our favorite production boats are the Catalinas and Jeanneaus. On Saturday we moved onto the catamarans.
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| Lagoon 38 |
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| Looking comfortable at the helm |
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| Get those boats out of my way |
It was a great trip and Annapolis is always a fun town to hang out in. I don't think anything has changed for us and we will be looking into a used sailboat that can handle offshore sailing. We're developing our short list so when we start boat shopping we'll know what to look for.
Next stop, Bahamas and the Exuma Islands.
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