I was a Mac26X owner
 

"JAXAshby" wrote

I have sailed in 40+ knots upwind with bare poles.
Most every sailor I know has as well.
no big deal, in a Sunfish.

I was a Mac26X owner
 

"Jeff Morris" wrote

I'll admit I don't leave the dock when its blowing 40, but I've been out a
number of times in 35+ and forged onward with double reefed sails.

Same here, cept I only have one reef in the main.


Scotty

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I'd sell it and sail something else.

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"Veridican" wrote in message
...
Well, according to the website they upgraded the carpet in the new
version. Are you sure you were looking at the new Mac? According to
Jim, they are so different that they may be hard to recognize:) Among
other improvements, they also claim to have more "windows". Perhaps
they permit a better view of the "porch":)


Maybe they did, and I think there may have been more window space. Don't
get me
wrong: If someone were to give me a Mac, right now, I'd sail it.

I used to be all worried about whether a Mac was "Sea" worthy, until I
moved to
the coast and realized that the "sea" is no big deal and in fact is easier
to
sail on in many respects.

Obviously, I'm not going sailing in a storm or 40 knot winds. No body does
that, not in any boat. People sometimes get caught in that, but no one
chooses
to go there just because they have a "strong" boat.

Would a Mac (even the new Mac) break a mast in 40 knot winds? No, not if
the
sails were tied down like they should be on any boat in that condition.

The Veridican

I was a Mac26X owner
 

Nothing like wet carpet in a boat.

Maybe I should get some for my Etchells and
cover up all my teak.

Bart

felton wrote


Well, according to the website they upgraded the carpet in the new
version. Are you sure you were looking at the new Mac? According to
Jim, they are so different that they may be hard to recognize:) Among
other improvements, they also claim to have more "windows". Perhaps
they permit a better view of the "porch":)

I was a Mac26X owner
 

Be fair, guys. He sailed a Mac and now sails a little Hunter...You can't
know about what you haven't experienced....

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and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

I was a Mac26X owner
 

Most every sailor I know has as well.
no big deal, in a Sunfish.

I've seen teenage girls out on Sunfish in 25+ knots. Always amazed me.

I was a Mac26X owner
 

You would have been more
believable if you had at least said you reefed and rolled in the jib

yo-yo, I made no mention of having all the sails up at 40+ knots. The boat
would a mite overpowered. btw, I have hank-on head sails because I prefer the
better performance.

I was a Mac26X owner
 

Don't let their Dads catch you.

"JAXAshby" wrote

I've seen teenage girls

I was a Mac26X owner
 

"Veridican" wrote in message
...
maybe I know a different class of sailors.

no big thing, really.

[ sailing close hauled in 46 mph winds]

No big thing? Different class of sailors? You don't sail. No one who
sails,
says no big deal to pert near gale force winds. You would have been more
believable if you had at least said you reefed and rolled in the jib, but
you
don't know enough about sailing to put that into your lie, do you?

The Veridican

I was a Mac26X owner
 

Most of us here assumed it, at least the ones who sail .


"Veridican" wrote

You would have been more
believable if you had at least said you reefed and rolled in the jib,