Hi Ray great to hear from you.

The dog as you can see is still crossing oceans!

The Admiral and I were at the Olympics in August, and had a chance to take a side trip to meet Andy. A true English gentleman. After a nice day on the boat, we went to a pub for some food. Ray Hi Ray It was a great day when you both came over to see me at Tollesbury. You were the best husband and w...

Refinish the hull in blue and it will go faster :) My hull is blue, and it never goes fast !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.312594568776143.65422.100000768084462&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=312594605442806&set=a.312594568776143.65422.100000768084462&type=3&thea...

Someone from this discussion, emailed recently re- having a sail whilst in the UK for the Olympics. So sorry have forgotten your names (my emails have totally been screwed up), you are still most welcome to come aboard, please just email again!! Quite proud in the fact that we may well be the only g...

Every single boat has its plus and minus points. In the end I choose against the Mac not because the X or M are not great boats, but because I wanted to sail further offshore more often than not. Every time I get to sail with my X or M buddies I always have the best time :D To see people enjoying th...

The belief is that Macgregor has consistently sold every boat produced, and is actually capped in production by local regs at his facility. Thus there is little incentive to market the boat to up sales, since he would have to move production to do this. Move to China? A Mac with a Junk rig, there's...

Practical Boat Owner (a UK mag) Oct 2003 p44-49 in "Sou'wester Sam Heads South" recounts a Mac 26X cruise from Salcombe in UK to the Med Spanish coast. Two legs were on rivers/canals. One leg crossed a portion of the Bay of Biscay, on the bottom of which rests the centerboard. Same X did ...

One guy I read about, sailed his Yarmouth 23 across Biscay, and then crossed the Atlantic to Brazil . . . . . single handed in a 23ft Gaff Cutter, quite a feat! You can read about his adventures on http://www.yarmouth23.co.uk/brazil.html Anyone tried a voyage like that in a McGregor? That guy takes...

Totally agree Louis, I do find it Incredible that all the MacGregor owners I have met without exception are friendly, knowledgeable, enthusiastic types who not only talk the talk they have walked the walk!

Was at the boat show set up yesterday and it was great to see a pristine new MacGregor 26M arriving on its trailer just as we were leaving. It was great to see the the Mac represented at the show after a few years abscence. The world's best selling power sailor needs to be seen in the UK !I will cer...

Branded is right! I was meant to be going to a Mac UK get together this weekend, but that is the hand over day for the new boat. Whoops! Now officially Double Branded! where in the UK?? Chichester at the moment, come and see us, hopefully going to sail her round to Tollesbury in a month or so. That'...

Whilst looking for a Mac 26x/m I just, by chance, stumbled upon this gaff rigged boat, so sorry it was love at first sight/ sail http://www.yarmouth23.co.uk/y2312.html It hasn't all the attributes of a Mac, but it just felt right for us. I owe my Mac owning friends and the members of this site a gre...

When Macgregor sold boats in the UK themselves, they used a seperate retail engine seller, who had installed stacks of engines onto Macs, but since they pulled their own dedicated sales out of the UK about 18 months ago, the new agent, apparently doesn't have a clue about Macs :? :o . My guess thou...

hi

in the original posting you said the Mac was brand new. Who installed the batteries, hope it wasn't the UK importers

Thanks everyone, read all of your replies with great interest.

It goes to confirm if you want the best value, most versatile powersailor. There are only two letters that apply 'X' or 'M'.