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It's the end of the world
"John Cairns" wrote in message ... I thought the juxtaposition was funny, read the very kind Mac review, turn the page, read the Malo review. It seems the Malo story was copied verbatim from the print edition minus the photography. I always get the impression that these "reviews" are written with advertising revenues in mind. I've never seen a review that said "This is a crap boat, with no redeeming features whatsoever." Yet, such boats exist. The Mac26X could be kindly described as "The perfect boat for the poverty stricken person who would like to go sailing, but who knows nothing at all about sailing." Equally, the Coronado 27 should be described as "The perfect boat for the poverty stricken person who would like to go sailing." I've almost given up reading sailing mags. Regards Donal -- |
It's the end of the world
If, like me, you've read sailing magazines for more than five
years you've come to the conclusion there is nothing new under the sun. I have a file about four inches thick into which I put articles, reference data, specs, how-to's etc from sailing magazines I used to subscribe to. I quit putting stuff into the file when it started to repeat. This occurred after only three or four years time. I pick up a sailing magazine at the newsstands from time to time and see only the same old crap but with more ads for very large yachts in which no normal or sane sailor would be interested even if they could afford them. Sailing magazines have been taken over by female editors and are populated by has-been and wannabe writers and columnists who serve mostly to fill the magazine with crap that complements various advertisers. S.Simon "Ozzy's Oz Moh sis" wrote in message ... "John Cairns" wrote in message ... I thought the juxtaposition was funny, read the very kind Mac review, turn the page, read the Malo review. It seems the Malo story was copied verbatim from the print edition minus the photography. I always get the impression that these "reviews" are written with advertising revenues in mind. I've never seen a review that said "This is a crap boat, with no redeeming features whatsoever." Yet, such boats exist. The Mac26X could be kindly described as "The perfect boat for the poverty stricken person who would like to go sailing, but who knows nothing at all about sailing." Equally, the Coronado 27 should be described as "The perfect boat for the poverty stricken person who would like to go sailing." I've almost given up reading sailing mags. Regards Donal -- |
It's the end of the world
"Simple Simon" wrote in message ... If, like me, you've read sailing magazines for more than five years you've come to the conclusion there is nothing new under the sun. True. I have a file about four inches thick into which I put articles, reference data, specs, how-to's etc from sailing magazines I used to subscribe to. I quit putting stuff into the file when it started to repeat. This occurred after only three or four years time. Exactly the same here! Regards Donal -- |
It's the end of the world
Never tasted it myself. Cheers MC Not brave enough? --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
It's the end of the world
Never offered.
Cheers MC katysails wrote: Never tasted it myself. Cheers MC Not brave enough? |
It's the end of the world
I've had occasion to speak with someone who, among other things, reviews new
boats for a US based magazine. We discussed this issue, he mentioned that you can generally tell when he is not enamored of a particular boat. He also mentioned a test sail of a model produced by a major US manufacturer, there were some serious technical issues with this boat, the magazine didn't run the review. The only review of the Mac26X that appeared in a magazine that could be characterized as unbiased was the one that ran in "Practical Sailor", you have to wonder what they were trying to say, they didn't actually sail the boat. Hell, it doesn't make any difference to me, I have no plans on buying a new boat, and there are enough resources out there to get a fairly decent evaluation of just about any used boat out there should I decide to change boats. John Cairns "Ozzy's Oz Moh sis" wrote in message ... "John Cairns" wrote in message ... I thought the juxtaposition was funny, read the very kind Mac review, turn the page, read the Malo review. It seems the Malo story was copied verbatim from the print edition minus the photography. I always get the impression that these "reviews" are written with advertising revenues in mind. I've never seen a review that said "This is a crap boat, with no redeeming features whatsoever." Yet, such boats exist. The Mac26X could be kindly described as "The perfect boat for the poverty stricken person who would like to go sailing, but who knows nothing at all about sailing." Equally, the Coronado 27 should be described as "The perfect boat for the poverty stricken person who would like to go sailing." I've almost given up reading sailing mags. Regards Donal -- |
It's the end of the world
The only review of the Mac26X that appeared in a magazine that
could be characterized as unbiased was the one that ran in "Practical Sailor", you have to wonder what they were trying to say, they didn't actually sail the boat. Who does? Who here has seen a Mac26X motoring along? Plenty Who has seen one sailing? None |
It's the end of the world
Who has seen one sailing? None
There are two in my area and they sail often. I even met the owner of one who traded it in for a Pearson. They just don't sail well. RB |
It's the end of the world
I've seen 5 or 6 sailing.
"SkitchNYC" wrote in message ... The only review of the Mac26X that appeared in a magazine that could be characterized as unbiased was the one that ran in "Practical Sailor", you have to wonder what they were trying to say, they didn't actually sail the boat. Who does? Who here has seen a Mac26X motoring along? Plenty Who has seen one sailing? None |
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