My version of option one.

[Mark Van]

I have just recently started looking at this forum, and option one interested me greatly. I recently finished a design that is very close to option one, I think that the only thing different is that the bed has to be made up every night, and there is no place for more than two people to sleep. Mark V 28 dimensions are: LOA 28', beam 7'6", draft 14" and loaded displacement 4,000 lbs.

[dick stave]

Its on my to do list, Mark, nice planset, nice boat.

[Bergalia]

Yes, got to agree - nice plan. But you could make the 'surplus' crew hang from the rigging like bats....