Hi,

I'd appreciate some advice on my first beach cat purchase. I'm a pretty experienced sailor on bigger boats: I owned a 25' trimarran, sailed 40'monohulls. Since I've had kids, I've haven't sailed much and been surfing. Now my son is five and I just took him out on a Hobbie Cat in Turks and Caicos. He loved it so I'm ready to get a beach cat for us.

We'll sail on Long Island tide bays and the ocean.

Here's my criteria:
1. Relatively stable. I've read that Nacra 5.8s can capsize without sufficient weight.
2. Relatively fun. Sometimes I'll leave my son on the beach and go fast.
3. Used. I only have so much family budget.

I'd like to avoid the Hobbies because the low bow buoyancy. I think a Nacra 5.0 would be the best choice but can't find a used one.
- There's a Mystere 6.0 for sale. Would that be good for my criteria?
- Would a Nacra 6.0 be good for my criteria?

Thanks for the advice,

Jeff