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Hi all.

The search continues for a boat to fit my solo sail to Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
What's your take on an Easterly 30?. Some also know them a Compass 30. Which is a little confusing as the layout look completely different to a Compass 28-29? For what it's worth I much prefer the layout of Easterly.
This said sailboat looks sturdy enough and with a bit of a larger displacement of 4.5k. (Most of the 30s I've looked into are 3.7 to 4k displacement max).

Sailboat data has the layout and metrics but I'm unable to upload here as I'm a new member. Pic restrictions.

Anyone got one of these Easterly? My understanding was that they were initially made in NZ and then some built in Oz.

I've only got a 10-12k budget so the search deepens. This will be my 1-2yr boat till I save up for a CAV 28-30 or Traditional 30. Something like that.

I want to sail Syd-QLD and onto New Caledonia and Vanuatu this yr so I've got a time crunch and my 12k budget to find an ok boat that's again good til I save up tryout the year for my dream solo boat. Cheers!

*Note: 12k budget is for initial purchase, not for any further upgrade or the sailing itself.