Boats, not OP

A grey, cool weekend (by Hong Kong standards) is a good time to be thinking about boats which would/could take you around the world. I divide these fantasies into two groups; the ideal boats for spending time in sheltered coastal waters around beautiful islands (Greece, Caribbean, Phuket, Barrier Reef, etc.) and those which would get you from one to the other - probably not the same boats.

For category one, I have hankered after the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey DS range for a while. Not too much of the floating caravan look about them and beautifully set up for island hopping and lounging. But, those big windows make me nervous about the blue water at which time my mind turns to the likes of the Rustler 36, the Bowman 40 and Rivals. Best kept out of marinas and in the open oceans those...