On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:10:59 -0400, "Gregory Hall"
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In spite of the beliefs of most people here, the Mac 26 really is a
much safer boat than most heavily built cruising boats. If one
integrates safety over the life of the boat, I think you would find
the Mac 26 to be far safer than a heavily built boat with a deep
keel. The deep keeled boat may be safer in a certain unusual
situation (being out in a hurricane in deep water) but the Mac 26 can
more easily avoid such weather by going into a shallow entrance that
the deep keeled boat cannot.


Truer words have rarely been spoken. The Mac 26 is a very safe boat as
evidenced by its unparallel safety record.

And, the Mac 26 can get to that shallow entrance a lot faster than any
sailboat other than perhaps a racing multihull.

Good grief. Have either of you ever sailed more than 20 miles
offshore ?