The travel to get a boat is just part of the cost of a boat that fits your needs, if you aren't willing to wait indefinitely for something closer. I'm in WA, and Flight Risk came from SF, as did the A cat. The HT and the ARC came from FL. The Reynolds came from Portland, and the Stealth and the 18 square came from SoCal. In half the cases I found catsailors I could bribe to drag the boats my direction.
The 18 Magnum and the H21 are comfortable beachcats for 2 plus sailors, but the performance diminishes significantly with higher crew loads. The R21 is a much bigger boat with much greater freeboard, and a greater ability to carry loads, within above mentioned limits. All are well made boats that are fun to sail.
Should you end up with the R21, I can connect you with Chris Park who bought mine, and has it nicely tricked out.

Dave