We are all too soft :)
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JotaErre
- Engineer
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- Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
- Location: Spain
Re: We are all too soft :)
I love my Mac, but if I had to circunnavigate, I'd definitively choose another boat...
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sailboatmike
- Admiral
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- Sailboat: MacGregor 26X
- Location: Australia
Re: We are all too soft :)
I spent a few hours crewing on a highly regarded racer / cruiser Trailer sailor yesterday as part of the winter race series here.
This thing had 350Kg of lead ballast on a huge drop keel, compared to the Mac she was very tender, I never felt unsafe but it really wasnt a comfortable ride.
She felt marginally faster than the X but unwind, but it was marginal and we did have 3 big blokes on the rail and it did have wizz bang racing sails compared to our 20 year old factory ones and we would never have 3 blokes s rail meat.
Down wind I think the X would sail over the top of it without much problem
I came away so much happier I have a Macgregor
This thing had 350Kg of lead ballast on a huge drop keel, compared to the Mac she was very tender, I never felt unsafe but it really wasnt a comfortable ride.
She felt marginally faster than the X but unwind, but it was marginal and we did have 3 big blokes on the rail and it did have wizz bang racing sails compared to our 20 year old factory ones and we would never have 3 blokes s rail meat.
Down wind I think the X would sail over the top of it without much problem
I came away so much happier I have a Macgregor
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Freedom77
- First Officer
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- Sailboat: Venture 25
- Location: Lake Mead, Nevada '76 V-25 #928
Re: We are all too soft :)
Guy down the street sailed a Buccaneer 26 from Los Angeles to Tahiti. Anyone seen a Buccaneer 26? I wouldn't get too far off shore. But, That's just me. Sailed Freedom from Balboa to Ensenada, 120 mi. Spent a week in the San Juans, British Columbia. Spent a week every year on Catalina. Tahiti is a loooong way. Fair Winds and Full Sails...Old Salt.