James Baldwin gave me permission to post his list of Good Old Boats. He's circumnavigated a couple of times and sailed more than most I've read about so I trust his advice almost explicitly. Here's a link to the full article:
http://atomvoyages.com/articles/boatlist.htm
I encourage you to visit his site and read his descriptions of each boat. Great site with a lot of information.
Falmouth Cutter 22
Bristol 24
Pacific Seacraft Dana 24
Bayfield 25
Cape Dory 25
Cape Dory 25D
Pacific Seacraft 25
Rhodes Meridian 25
Contessa 26
Cape Dory 26
Cheoy Lee Offshore 26
International Folkboat 26
Kaiser 26
Morris Frances 26
Pearson Ariel 26
Westerly Centaur 26
Albin Vega 27
Bristol 27
Cape Dory 27
Cheoy Lee Newell Cadet / Offshore 27
Dockrell 27
Pacific Seacraft Orion 27
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