Our dream of owning a boat and cruising the Mediterranean could finally become reality. Now we just needed to turn fantasy into fact. Our new boat needed to be a home from home which could take us around the Mediterranean in comfort and safety, could easily be handled by two and had the potential of going further afield. We both agreed that we wanted something larger than our previous boat, a Beneteau Sense 46, as we planned to be spending up to eight months a year onboard. Therefore, we were looking for a boat in the 50ft-plus range with a minimum of three cabins. Firstly, we did some simple maths. For the past three years we have been spending three months each a year sailing around the Mediterranean and did approximately 1,000 to 1,500 miles per season. By calculating the average boat speed of 6 knots this meant we were at anchor approximately 90% of the time.
Given the amount of time on the hook, we wanted our new boat to offer a large outside socialising space to enjoy our surroundings. Our budget limited us to a production
