Jeff wrote in
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* 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?


Wrong, wrong wrong. The Mac 26 has the record for the most sold of any
other sailboat in the entire world.

And if the Mac26 is the last sailboat somebody owns maybe it's because
it makes them totally happy with their choice of boats. Seems to me
anybody who goes around buying one boat after another does it because
he's not satisfied with what he's got. Right?

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Cheerio,
Ed Gordon
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