Every year, my wife and I (or my brother and I, but now he just plays golf!) attend the Newport International Boat Show. We have owned our A32 since 1999, so we're in our 8th year of ownership. That said, we kept her out of the water this past season to funnel all our cash into our daughter's tuition for her senior year in college; she bailed out and will return next fall, so the heck with her tuition. This summer we sail!
Anyway, back to Newport. We do look at every boat that interests us in any way. We have yet to find one that feels right, like our A32. OK, the one time a stepped on a boat that really felt good, like I could close my eyes and find everything, was, I think a Bruckmann 50. Wow, I thought, if I had a ton of money, I could see moving into this. Well, of course, it was also a Mark Ellis design, like the A32! No matter what we see, we're glad we own our Aloha 32!
Tom