On 3/29/2011 9:38 AM, Mark Borgerson wrote:
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:47:23 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:21:00 -0400, Wayne.B
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On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:35:39 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
wrote:

26 ft sail boat capsizes in San Diego bay.

3 guesses what boat brand, first two don't count.

Hint: It's built in SoCal.

Lew


Here's a link to the story with all of the details:

http://www.10news.com/news/27351403/detail.html

Think they got the boat wrong. I think it's a Mac 25.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/03/28...at-expedition/
Pic of actual boat, with off-center cutout for OB.
*****Mac 25 cutout is on centerline.******
Cast iron swing keel, no water ballast.
Mac 26 is water ballast, centerboard.

--Vic

Correction: Mac 26 cutout is on centerline.

If it was a Mac 25, a key factor may be whether the swing keel
was raised or lowered. From my experience with a WindRose 18
with a swing keel, the position makes a big difference in
stability.

It also seems to me that 10 people is aobut 4 too many for
that size boat. You can't put them all in the cockpit
and you can't sail safely with novices forward of the
mast. I wonder if they even had 10 life jackets aboard.


Mark Borgerson



It seems like a repeat of the incident in the east (New York?) about a
decade ago. 10 people in the cockpit of a sailboat like the MacGregor
built boats is a perfect set up for an accident.

As the song goes "When will they ever learn.", but since history is
considered unimportant, they never will.