Perferably 36-42 feet long and under 250K.

If l was in your position, l would look at a Farrier 39.

http://f-boat.com/pages/trimarans/F-39.html

These are very fast cruising sailboats that hold their value very well.

Able 42,
Alden 38, 43, 44,
Bowman 36
Cambria 40,
Durbeck 46
Hallberg-Rassy, 36, 38, 39, 41,42, 45,
Hinkley 36, 38, 40, 42
Little Harbor 42
Malo 36, 38, 39,
Oyster 42, 45,
Ocean Cruising 42

My personal experience is with a Hinkley 36 & the Ocean Cruising 42 (also a Hinkley design)

All of the above r true & ''ideal'' bluewater - ocean passage vessels. l think the Hinkley 36 & the Ocean Cruising 42 have been the most comfortable, seaworthiness, & best performance in all weather (and sea) conditions that l have ever been sailing on - but there r a lot of wonderful vessels out there. both these vessels have very good storage space & storage tank size.

But. just so u know. l was on a 42' Catamaran this past year for a trip to Barbados & back ( l am in Galveston) & it blew me away. It was indeed the very most comfortable & roomy of any sailing vessel l have ever been on. And indeed is my next choice. (Where l thought l had built my last boat - this changed my mind, & so now, l am building one.

Reminds me of my parents with the ''cell phone''. they went for years shunning my recommendations to get 'em one. then a couple years ago they finally did. now they have rid them selves of their ''land-line'' phone. & wondering how they every lived with out their cell phones.
l feel the same way about the ocean passage catamaran.

Happy & Safe Boating!