#7 A KEELED SAIL BOAT WILL POINT INTO THE WIND BETTER THAN A CENTER
BOARDER

Well I guess the next contingent of AC boats will have centerboards.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

,#8 A TALL RIDGED MAST IS BETTER THAN A SHORT BENDING MAST.

Doesn't this go counter to normal engineering. Usually tall masts are bendy
and short masts are stiff.
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"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

#9 MAC26X BOAT OWNERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN RACING

Yea, there's one registered on the entire Chesapeake. I think it belongs to a
dealer south of Annapolis. Funny thing is he usually races his older regular
26.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

#2 - THE LOWER THE FREEBOARD THE FASTER THE SAILBOAT

I guess the next group of Volvo boats will look like Mac 26Xs.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

#4 - OCEAN CRUISING SAILBOATS MUST BE LARGER THAN 60 FEET

Since when is this a myth? The last article I read about cruising oceans
stated that the most popular boat size was 34 feet.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

And one truth... Macs are **** boats.

Get lost asshole.

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#1 - CENTERBOARDS COMPROMISE SEAWORTHINESS
#2 - THE LOWER THE FREEBOARD THE FASTER THE SAILBOAT
#3 - A FAST SAILBOAT CAN NOT ALSO MOTOR FAST
#4 - OCEAN CRUISING SAILBOATS MUST BE LARGER THAN 60 FEET
#5 - KEELED SAILBOATS ARE THE MOST SEAWORTHY OCEAN CRUISERS
#6 WATER BALLAST IS INFERIOR TO OTHER BALLAST
#7 A KEELED SAIL BOAT WILL POINT INTO THE WIND BETTER THAN A CENTER
BOARDER
#8 A TALL RIDGED MAST IS BETTER THAN A SHORT BENDING MAST
#9 MAC26X BOAT OWNERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN RACING
#10 MAC26X BOATS ARE SPARTAN
#11 MAC26X BOATS ARE NOT FOR OCEAN PASSAGES

All these myths are scotched here

http://www.eskimo.com/~mighetto/murrelet.htm

Come on alt.sailing.asa'ers, let's discuss!