[Ready4Freddy]

Nice! I hadn't seen the Tofinou or Tadorne before, leilani, all 3 models look like great boats. The Tofinou daysailer really takes me back - the first boat I spent a lot of time on was a Rhodes 19 on Lake Ponchatrain and Galveston Bay.

I like the elec drive on the 9.5, that's getting more popular all the time. The Hinkley 42' 'daysailer' has a similar contraption.

[leilani]

the first boat I spent a lot of time on was a Rhodes 19

Sweet. And I betcha it didn't take you but 5 minutes to get away from the dock. Those were the days!

Aargh. I wish ya hadn't mentioned the DS 42. I love all of those new old-fashioned ones (the Alerion Express is seriously handsome!) Even the J/100, tho' über-spartan below, is stunning - her lines above water are as graceful as anything Matisse ever put to paper.Out of my league, sigh, both in $$$ and crew requirements.