You miss the real point. The very worst thing about
a Beneteau is not its construction or even its funny
looks. The worst thing about a Beneteau is it's French.

If you buy and sail a Beneteau, you're supporting the
Frogs. Donal, now, is practically a Frog himself so I
guess he doesn't mind supporting those French *******s.

But, you Bobsprit, as a patriotic American should never
fail to point out the fact that real Americans would
NEVER own a French boat. (Katysails for example
owns a French boat and in doing so supports our
enemy.)

S.Simon

S.Simon


"Bobsprit" wrote in message ...
Perhaps you don't like it when I point out that sailing is more important
than owning(or not) a "well regarded" name??


I agree 100%, Donal. If you sailed an old Catalina 22 that would be just fine.
But the reality is that a Catalina 22 may be a safer boat than a Beneteau by
virtue of it's higher quality. I value sailing, but I also value safety
inherent in better boats, such as my C&Cs.

Capt RB