Scotty, you need to read the original note more carefully. What I said
was: "...those of us who can SAIL as well as motor at 15 knots to and
from a preferred sailing area, or to get around a squall, can enjoy our
SAILboats even more."

But how about getting off this crap and instead responding to the fact
that my boat does cruise under power at 15 knots, and that this enables
me to get where I need to go at higher speeds when needed.

Jim



Scotty wrote:
Hi Jim. You wrote, ''And those of us who can SAIL as well
as motor at 15 knots'' Was that knot you?

Do you have any pics of your boat, sailing?

What are ''GD notes'' ?

Scotty


"JimC" wrote in message
y.com...

Hi Scotty. No, I didn't say I can sail at 15 knots. What

I said was

that I can motor out to where I want to sail and motor

back at 15 knots.

In our particular area, in which getting out and back from

the sailing

areas takes a signficant amount of time because or the

traffic, etc.,

that gives me more time for SAILing. Also, this time of

year we

sometimes have some pretty severe squalls that build up

suddently in the

afternoon, and I usually prefer to come back to the marina

rather than

go through them. - The ability to return to the marina at

15 knots in

such circumstances is an obvious safety factor. - Not

saying that the

Mac 26M is the best choice for extended blue water

crossings, but for

me, under these circumstances, its a good choice.

Scotty, as a suggestion, maybe you ought to read the GD

notes before you

start pontificating about them.

Jim




Scotty wrote:

"JimC" wrote in message
gy.net...


Capt. Rob wrote:


Well said, Thom and I honestly agree with you. Everyone

should enjoy


their SAILboats in the way that suits them.


And those of us who can SAIL as well as motor at 15

knots

to and from a


preferred sailing area, or to get around a squall, can

enjoy our


SAILboats even more.



You can sail at 15 knots? Did buy a 50'er? A cat?

Scotty