Doug - I suggest taking a look at Sophia as well. If you want to go out for a sail on a J/30 and a J/29 to check out the differences, we can get you out on our J/30 and know some of the J/29 owners and can probably hook you up for a ride. (Of course if you want to crew on a J/30 while looking, you are more than welcome as well

.) Give us a holler if you are interested, we sail out of Forest City Yacht Club downtown - Rich and Dolores Galaska -
http://breezin.galaska.net