Hey, I've been thinking about buying a cruising yacht pretty heavily for the past few months. One major problem I'm having is experience. I am only 19 and don't have very much sailing experience at all. Instead, I have been reading up extensivelly on any material I can get my hands on, particularly crusing blogs/logs.
Anyways, I'll cut to the main reason I'm here, which is to ask for help. :)
Basically I want to eventually buy a boat I can cruise longterm with.
I want it to be relitively cheap, able to be sailed by one persone, but have room for 2 or 3 if needed.

At first I was thinking of getting a big 35+footer but realistically, I'm not sure if I will be able to handle a boat of this size by myself. I want to have a boat that I will be able to grow into... (If I meet someone for example), but I'm not sure if a boat of this size is the right option.

Time is not an issue, I'm usually very patient and I understand that buying a yacht is not a simple decision. I have been on a few club day sails but nothing longer than a few hours. Hopefully I will be able to get a few more sails before winter fully comes, (Very hard to find Skippers that will take on unexperienced sailors.)

Other than the main issue of buying a boat, I guess I'm just in need of a bit of direction. I've been lurking many of the international forums as well and i'll probably be making posts similar to this one as well.
So if anyone has suggestions or opinions I'd be happy to hear them.
Cheers, Mario.