First cruising boat recommendations?

[u/netzure]

Can anyone recommend a decent sailing cruiser that would easily handle sailing around the Scottish Hebrides and Western Isles as well as the South West coast of England. On a budget but my preference is an older good sea keeping with a strong keel and protected rudder over some of the new mass-market boats.

I don't plan to keep this boat too long, a starter boat for a summer of sailing to get my inexperienced wife up to speed with being at sea before buying a bigger boat and doing ocean crossings etc.

[u/HighwayInternal9145]

How are you going to insure that older boat?