We narrowed our choice to finding a trailerable, shallow draft boat that was easily solo sailed by one person. Some boats that met our requirements were Macgregor, Catalina, Oday's, Compaq and West Wight Potters.
Joe came across a 1987 Macgregor 25 on craigslist. We drove down to Tavernier Key in the Florida Keys to take a look and go for a sail. That would be our first sailing lesson. After our initial sea trail I purchased the boat.
A week later Joe purchased a 1982 Macgregor 25 which is the same make and model as mine. Now we have twin boats and the adventure begins to learn how to sail!