DSK wrote:

The original poster claims to already be an experienced sailor.

Once more, in a futile attempt to bring some intellectual honesty and
rationality into the discussion - -

Nope. I never alimed to be an experienced sailor. I claimed to have
some experience in sailing fixed hull sailboats in the 30-40 ft range,
and I specifically noted that there were more experienced sailors on the
ng. I didn't claim to be an expert.


Bobsprit wrote:
He's also under the impression that Macgregor's design tweaks have
transformed
the X into a capable sailing boat. The website says so.

Nope. (Getting sort of monotonous, isn't it?) What I claimed was that
the new boat is a significantly different design. - A new hull having a
15-degree forward V is not the same as a hull having a relatively
shallow, 8-degree V. And a dagger board isn't the same thing as a
pivotable fin keel requiring a 5-foot longitudinal notch in the hull
behind it. (It's not just a "tweeked" 26X.) I also stated that, whether
or not these differences made it a "good" boat, it definitely was a
"different boat".



Just like the website says that the hull has been redesigned with a
basically different shape.

The website is wrong, and you ought to admit it. If, again, you have any
interest in posting truthful, rational comments.

DSK