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Jim Cate wrote:
What I did say was that the Macs are fun to sail, and that they offer a
lot of advantages and capabilities that most boats don't offer. They
are a good choice for the conditions and usage experienced by most
sailboat owners.

Yeah, if you have no experience on real sailboats, sure, they're fun
to sail. Most sailboat owners??? Bwahahahaha... I'm sure you've got
some stats to buck that one up right?

What I have tried to do in this discussion is to provide a degree of
balance between the Mac-bashers, who would be embarrased if their
buddies even saw them on a Mac, and the Mac lovers who think they are

You're damn right I'd be embarrassed. They junk and look like it.

the greatest boats ever made. - I personally would rather have a Valiant
40. I love their handling, their speed, and their stability and balance
as the wind picks up. However, I'm not sure I would have more fun on a
Valiant than I do on the Mac, and I'm pretty sure that I'll be getting
in more sailing on the Mac. Now, sailing one of the Mac 65's at 15
knots might be a different story.

Yeah, might be a different story.

You approve of a balanced discussion, don't you DK? After all, a long
series of repetitive notes telling everyone that the Macs are just a
pile of junk gets kind of monotonous after a few months, don't you think?

Then stop posting your bs. Fess up.. are you a Mac dealer? There's no
embarrassment about that... well, actually there is.

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