Get a Laser. It is high quality, stable and easily single handed.
Lasers are also Olympic Class Racers. So are Melges, Flying Scots and others.
To meet these standards they have passed many tests, most important they are self righting.
I use to race a Laser, a Jensen Marine Cal, Hobie Cat and other MORC/IOC vessels.
You want a crew of three, hobie you will get wet, very wet.
You want to go open water, 6m class, 24'.
Albacore is a good design, my friend had a Galilee, is a good copy of that design, it sailed nice but was definitely a fair weather day sailor/racer.
Do some research, but don't waste your life reading books about how to sail. I know a few that did that also, sure they know the right terms and such, get them out on a real sailboat and they are lost.
Have fun and always wear the PFD.