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John Banana
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The Mac and Speed
(Veridican) wrote in message
If you wanted to sail the boat around the world, you could do it. The boat
would be just fine. But it's 26 feet. You can't sail from the Galapagose
Islands to Tahiti, because you can't carry enough food or water for that trip.
The Mac is a costal cruiser not because of it's "strength" but because if it's
size. I don't care what kind of boat a person has--if it's 26 feet long, it
can only cary so much food an water.
Noone has sailed round the world in a Mac 26, because it is an
inappropriate boat for anything other than sheltered coastal water,
nothing to do with its size. People have sailed round the world in
much smaller boats than a Mac 26. For example...
1972-1980 18' "Shrimpy" sailed by Shane Acton
Stock Caprice class sloop
The Mac and Speed