I sailed catamarans quite a bit in the 70's and early 80's but the usual life events (marriage, children, etc.) put an end to that. However, I just got back from a trip to the Dominican Republic, where I was able to take my wife out on a Hobie Wave a few times in some good onshore winds. She used to give me 'the look' whenever I mentioned sailing or buying a boat, but now that she's actually tried it, she's hooked. As soon as we got back she started looking for used boats for sale! I have pretty much decided that I would like a Nacra 570/580 or it's nearest equivalent.

Buying one used would be nice, but now that I live in Nova Scotia the opportunities to buy one locally are exactly zero. I see some for sale in Florida, or Texas, but that's a long ways away to buy a boat sight unseen. I've checked out the nacra.ca site, but there's no address. I was even in Toronto last week on business and would have liked to drop in on 'Faster Boats' but it only seems to exist on the Web!
I pictured buying a new boat as a process similar to buying a new car - you go to a showroom, check out the various models, maybe even go for a test drive (I can dream, can't I? :)). Am I just supposed to send an email to [email protected], tell him to order me a boat, and wait for it to show up at my door? Seems a bit odd, if this is the national dealer for Nacra products. I'll keep on checking the classifieds...just curious about how the new boat sales business works and how it differs from other retail.