"Bobsprit" wrote in message

| Macs have certainly been hit by the occasional squall and live to tell the
| tale. Let's not go crazy here. I admit that the 26 is cheap cheap cheap,
but it
| can handle what most weekend boaters will toss at it.

This is the point of contention.... the vessel will not meet it's
advertised capabilities and the company bases it's selling point on the fact
that most buyers are "week-enders" and neophytes that view a 20 knot wind as
a squall.


The kind of person who
| buys it lacks the know-how and balls to challenge it's design much. Of
course
| the "stupid factor" can come into play, but that works on good boats as
well.

It's this very mantle of ignorance that is donned by anyone owning a Mac
that we are desperately trying to get Jim to doff. He claims experience on
other boats but displays a fundamental lack of comprehension as to vessel
quality and handling characteristics. This alone is cause for concern....
add to it a poorly designed and engineered mutant of power/sail..... it
amounts to a recipe for disaster.

To top off this exercise in ignorance is the fact he will place his
grandchildren in harm's way to prove his misconceptions. I believe he really
thinks that he is a match for Red Cloud. That my friend is dangerous in the
extreme.

To wish him well is akin to wishing a suicide jumper a nice trip down.....

CM