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Report on Facebook says MacGregor is ending manufacture.

...Link or quote?

Insufficient data, but based on available outward signs to date, and the demonstrated history of reliability of the source, false.

a google search of "macgregor sailboat end production" found nothing to support the rumor

Got this from a FB friend.

Just got an email from Blue Water Yachts - after 45 years of manufacturing "Mac" boats, Roger and Mary Lou MacGregor are retiring! Roger is concentrating on limited production of the Mac70, his daughter will be offering a boat similar to the Mac26, however production will be done in Florida. BWY will honor all warranties and continue to support (and sell the new) Mac boats. BWY will also be offering MacGregor parts for all years and manufacturing many parts from original molds (centerboards, rudders, etc.) A new era!
So glad we decided to get our Mac26M this year!!!!

That may explain why they borrowed the older Mac last year
The new 26 may be more sailboat like the "D" not like the "X" or "M".

Obelix

While I'd be sorry to see MacGregor go, or maybe just move to Florida (what's the new operation going to be called?), I'm glad to see BWY is going to continue to support the boats, and take a larger role in fact.

Sure would like to know what's in the pipeline.

Assuming all this is true, of course. I guess it must be; they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true, after all.

[mod="kmclemore']I have a call in to Roger and have not yet heard back.
BWY confirms the facts in the stated email are accurate.[/mod]

I bet the next model is called a 'G' (as in gee, I wish I had one of those!)

Gentlemen I hate to mention it as I have no intention of selling at this point but I do believe our hull values just went up!

A few weeks ago while visiting Roger and Mary Lou at the factory we were told of their plans to retire. We were stunned to say the least. Yes, this is true. I was asked not to go right out telling everyone because Roger wanted time to call his dealers personally to tell them. This has not been an easy decision for the MacGregors as they know many businesses and livelyhoods depend on them. It has been a GREAT run! We look forward to working with Paul and Laura Sharp as they build a new very similar product. We plan to be a dealer for them in the Northwest.

Roger has asked us, Blue Water Yachts, to continue fully supporting the parts business for all years of MacGregor boats. In conjunction with the factory, we have been selling parts already for the past 26 years, and now we will continue to honor Roger's request. We will have the molds for all the rudders, daggerboards, centerboards, and any other exclusive MacGregor parts. So no fear, you can keep your boats running! Roger has also told us that he plans to honor all warranities to the full extent.

We are going into the Seattle Boat Show January 25-Feb 3rd with 2 new MacGregor 26M boats available. If you know anyone who has been sitting on the fence, tell them to give me a call now! If any of you would like my full letter that I sent out yesterday to my owners only in an email, I would be happy to send it to you. I know there are hundreds out there that still do not know.

I am asking all our customers who have had their lives changed for the better by sailing a MacGregor boat, to send Roger and Mary Lou a Thank-You card and maybe a picture of you and your boat. I think they would really like that! I know that owning MacGregor sailboats changed my life for the better, and many of my friends and owners as well. I hope you can take a minute and do this.
Cheryl McChesney Owner, Blue Water Yachts

Yes, thanks, Cheryl for this. I think it is an absolute great idea to send a photos of our boats to Mary Lou and Roger. They have certainly changed my life (and that of the whole family) ! I am kind of torn now between sadness and anticipation of what's going to be new.

Good for Roger! We All should have the oppertunity to retire, I did! I am equally glad that his daughter will be picking up the ball, and carrying on the family buisiness!

FinallySailing wrote: I am kind of torn now between sadness and anticipation of what's going to be new.

The 5 Stages of Loss and Grief

1. Denial and Isolation
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

We love our 26M, Think it was the best model built (for us). Of course we totally customized it the way we wanted which was a strong factor in selecting the boat as a starting point

Can't wait to see "exactly" what Paul and Laura Sharp deliver in a few years Will it be more like the or somewhere in between or something all new?