On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 18:58:25 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


I've never sailed on a Mac...and I don't see very many around here so
anything I know is the usual stuff you hear on newsgroups.
Like a lot of 'sailors', I would have turned my nose up at them...but look
at me now.. sailboat sold and getting ready to purchase a small boat with an
infernal combustion engine. I guess if I felt interested I'd have to
spend some serious time on the boat and get a feel for how it is under sail.

My advantage is I'm not a sailor, so I can let my brain lead me around
instead of my nose (-:
There are plenty of experienced sailors on the Mac forum, some of them
even former racers. They all say it ain't much of a sailor, so if
that's what drives you, don't even waste your time.
But they knew that up front and bought it for the "all-around"
reasons. A few couldn't tolerate its poor sailing qualities and
dumped it. Most enjoy it for what it is.
I'm more interested in it as a shallow water fishing/short excursion
combo than anything else.
There's one guy on the forum who leaves the mast/sails at home and is
always taking off on two-week trips with his wife, a couple teen kids,
a dog, and maybe a few hamsters. Can't quite remember. He loves it.
There's others out in 30 knots of wind trying to make it sail fast.
They seem a mite frustrated. Tsk tsk. "Sailors."
Others do excursions, and sail only when conditions suit the boat
best. They're generally quite satisfied with the boat.
Go figure.
Anyway, I ain't buying nothing until I try it out for a while, even if
costs some steep charter/rental cash.

--Vic