i would recommend a 50' houseboat to wendy. it's not like she can sail the world solo in a sailboat. houseboats are for local waters. slow, safe but comfortable. and after the initial excitement, the small cabin space in a small sailing yacht is not very livable over the long term. with a two-deck luxury houseboat, one can cook in the gourmet kitchen, entertain friends and sbf bros in the sprawling main deck, watch big screen tv in the aft deck, sleep in a sizable stateroom cabin with queen size bed, allow friends to sleep in an adjoining stateroom and two more sleeping cabins at the upper deck. to top it off, there's a jacuzzi on the upper deck, bbq and sun area on the same deck aft, lounge area and bridge on the upper fore deck. wendy will have many suitors and freeloaders waiting at the pier.