If I was in the market for a 'sea-worthy' offshore ~30 footer, what would be recommended in addition to the above? You can guess the price range from those I have mentioned.
Halmatic 30
Friend of mine circumnavigated in one. Seemed a lovely boat to me. It always managed very reasonable passage times in varied conditions.
You can view it at http://www.yacht-sale.com/sloop.htm
It's sold unfortunately but at least you can get an idea of what they're like from the pics
My nice 8.5 ton Hillyard would do you just fine. Sails well, not close winded but good passages times with big rig, long waterline and autoprop. Motors well with big engine. As in PBO and www.kingsyacht.com