With these considerations in mind here are my picksfive top choices for affordable bluewater cruising sailboats in alphabetical order.

Best bluewater cruising trimaran. This is a small trimaran that includes many interesting features within a compact space. The Gunboat 66 Phaedo 1 piles on the speed but for blue water cruisers comfort and stowage is. The magazine was founded by George and Rosa Day who spent five years sailing and cruising their Mason 43 ketch on a west.

Our pick is the Neel 51. Originally launched in 1999 and revered for its combination of quality volume and performance with over 740 boats built the 380 is. Little brother of TRICAT 25 Evolution the TRICAT 20 is a brand new trimaran design for day sailing or costal cruisingIts shallow draft will allow you to sail easily near the coast and enjoy privileged anchoragesThe TRICAT 20 benefit.

The best small cruising trimaran so far remains the F22. The F22 Trimaran is designed by Ian Farrier and built by Farrier Marine company. These production cats rely on a formula of maximum deck and accommodation space for the length and money and in terms of a holiday platform or for all-round family cruising.

Best Monohull Cruising Boat 40 to 50ft. Dragonfly boss and designer Jens Quorning shows Toby over his new flagship Dragonfly 40. Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 42 The fourth and smallest in the Wauquiez line the new Pilot Saloon 42 is a nicely finished bluewater cruiser that you may also soon be able to find in charter.

The Best Cruising Multihull In shopping for a multihull you review and compare the plans offered by numerous designers trying to sort out which of these boats will best suit your needs. The catamaran Outremer 51 had with the NEEL 45 by far the best sailing performance but I frequently hit my head and the overall space available is significantly lower than offered by the Helia 44. The Outremer 5X with 60 foot would provide space and performance - our first choice.

Corsair Neel Custom Dragonfly and Trimaran. It features a swan design and can be purchased in two versions racing or cruiser form. These builders may produce trimaran sailing vessels with secondary inboard outboard outboard-4S electric and inboardoutboard propulsion systems available in diesel gas electric and other fuel systems.