* Wilbur Hubbard wrote, On 6/13/2007 11:55 AM:
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Kudos to Roger MacGregor. Shame of people like Jeff Morris who will
never admit the MacGregor represents a real value and does more to keep
sailing alive than any other boat made.

I've often said that the Mac fills a niche well and is the right boat
for some people. Unlike Ed, and a few others, I don't think its the
right boat for everybody!

I've always been a fan of Roger. I remember spending many hours
looking at the old Venture kit boats wishing I could afford one. And
the catamaran and the 65 were real eyeopeners.

As to "doing more to keep sailing alive" - well, I think thats a
stretch. I think there are a lot of small boats - the Laser and
Windsurfer come to mind - that have done more. And larger cruisers,
like the Catalina 30, have pretty large sales also. In fact, I think
Cat 30's outsold the 26X. I would guess that more people have done
more sailing and cruising in Benehuntalinas than in Macs. And here's
a question (that we can only speculate on): for how many people is a
Mac the last sailboat they own?