May I introduce my self??

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Solitario
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May I introduce my self??

Post by Solitario »

Hello, my name is Roberto and I write from the deep south of Italy, so I hope you will forgive my English.
I have an old (but beautiful) wooden boat with inboard 22 feeet, but for many years dream of buying a :macm:
For now I'm happy to have found a forum so nice, I'll read a lot and I will make you many questions.
So I hope in your patience, above all for my poor knowledge of English.
Happy 2010 to everyone :)
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Post by Hamin' X »

Welcome aboard, Roberto. There is a long time forum member that is from Italy. His board name is marsanden and I think he is near Salerno. You can PM (Private Message) him by clicking on his underlined board name. Good luck on your search and do not worry about your English, it is better than most of us native English speakers. Feel free to ask questions.

~Rich
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Post by capncarp »

Roberto,
Welcome aboard. Don't feel bad about your english. We here in the U.S. also have a deep south and we can't understand them either :). I am a Xer myself but there are plenty of M owners that will be happy to answer your questions.

fair winds,
capncarp
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Solitario
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Post by Solitario »

With friends of warm welcome.
Surely I'll get in touch with my fellow Italian.
The first thing I ask is what Americans think of :macm: ?
Why marjoram of Italians do not like this boat because they think it is not a good boat to sail and is not a good boat :x
I think it is a very intelligent design, has a generous interior space, and trucks easily and I have also seen videos where they defended very well in strong winds but can "escape" faster with the motor from the weather :wink:
Bob
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Post by Irafatsar »

welcome
Perhaps we may have to visit you next summer on our pilgrimage back to Italy. If you come to San Diego you must let us know. fellow italian
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Post by Blue Reef »

If you haven't seen one in the flesh, you should try to get to the boat show in Rome- 20-28 February. http://www.big-blu.it/. I believe the Italian dealer is exhibiting.

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Post by J.Teixeira »

Hi Roberto

Welcome !!!

There area few Europeans arrond here to...

You just found the right place to find all the info you need

Bemvindo

Jose

http://arianeoveleiro.blogspot.com
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Post by Russ »

Ciao e benvenuto Roberto.

Ask your questions. The Mac is a misunderstood boat. Get your answers from owners, not critics.


--Russ
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Post by FLembo18 »

Ciao Roberto,

Best of luck to you on finding your new Mac, get a Blue one.

I have family in southern Italy, they reside in the small village of San Mauro Cilento ( Province of Salerno).

Welcome to our fine group of Mac owners.

Cordiali Saluti,

FLembo
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Québec 1
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Post by Québec 1 »

FLembo18 wrote:Ciao Roberto,

Best of luck to you on finding your new Mac, get a Blue one.

Saluti,

Frank Lembo
I agree,mainly cause I have a blue hull!
The Blue Hull is Very nice 8)
Image
The Blue Hull is very fast :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSV1NpFn8Uc
Bienvenue a bord!
Q1 :macm:
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Post by Doug W »

Welcome Roberto!

The Macgregor is a very versatile boat! I hope you get the chance to look at one soon. Hopefully, you can find a Mac owner there who can take you out for a sail.

It's been a number of years since my wife and I have been to Italy; but we enjoyed our visits there a lot! I never got much further south than Piombino and Isle d' Elba! Beautiful places!

Welcome aboard!

Doug :macm:
Galactica, la Diosa Azul
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Post by Québec 1 »

Hey Doug,
After reading your comments about Battle star galactica I went to this site
http://www.icefilms.info/
and started watching this great 2004 edition of BG . I have been looking at an average of 4 shows a day and am now in 2007. Wow great sci fi show. One of the best I have ever seen. Unfortunately I now spend to much time watching and not enough time doing important stuff...and it's your fault :x

Q1
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Solitario
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Hei....how beatiful people!!

Post by Solitario »

Hello everyone and thanks so much for the warm welcome...now in Italy soo hours 9 am, and you are all to bed 8)
From your responses I have had confirmationthat the :macm: is a boat charming, versatile and very confortable
interior, and I suspect that, contrary to what the critics say, is walking pretty good sailing :) About how it goes upwind? :wink:
@ Quebec 1: is beautiful your :macm: blue :)
@ Flembo 18: The stretch of sea near Salerno is very beautiful.
@ Irafatsar: would be nice to meet in San Diego or in Italy...someone said "only the mountains don't meet" :D
I close by sending a greeting to all of you and wishing you a happy new year ... why do not all speak the same language, do a chore to write, it took me 60 minutes to write this post :( 8)
Bye bye Roberto
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Post by opie »

Roberto,

Greetings and welcome. I understand you took 60 minutes to write your last message.

If you want to try, please use this website from Google (link is below). It claims to be able to translate from Italian to English.

As a test, I tried using it to translate this message. The results are below. Please grade it as either useful or worthless.

regards, Opie

=-=-=-=

Translation from this LINK to GOOGLE TRANSLATOR

Roberto,

Saluti e benvenuto. Capisco che ha 60 minuti per scrivere il tuo ultimo messaggio.

Se volete provare, si prega di utilizzare questo sito web da parte di Google (link è qui sotto). Che sostiene di essere in grado di tradurre da italiano a inglese.

Come un test, ho cercato di utilizzarlo per tradurre questo messaggio. I risultati sono qui di seguito. Si prega di qualità come sia utile o inutile.

per quanto riguarda, Opie
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Post by Love MACs »

Welcome Roberto! Good luck in your search for the perfect Mac. There are a few of us here still looking for that perfect Mac also :( Visit often as there is tons of valuable information to be had here. And quite a few guys that have taken Modifications of the Mac, over the top :) Don't worry about your English :wink: There is more slang here than can be counted or understood, and members from all around the world.

Again Welcome 8)


Allan
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