One thing I noticed is there is a lot of "I"s in your post.
If your a solo sailor looking for a place to start think Laser, used Hobie 14 (or 17), or IC. Once you get comfortable out there then look around and see what class you may want to spend the rest of you life with. I started with a NACRA 5.2 then moved to 18Sq. then the kids came along, 15 years later I find that there is no 18Sq fleet to speak of, and am building an A cat.