If you work at it you may be able to sail a little better than 40 degrees true wind but you won't be going very fast. Fall off a few degrees and you will see improvement. I also came from a beach cat to the MacGregors but I never had any issue with pointing on mine. In my case the Mac points notice...

Do I ever ponder the idea of a different boat despite my 20 year ownership of my '98 26X? Yes, I do ponder it. Not a "regular" keel sailboat, though. My wife and I have logged over 32,000 miles with our travel trailer. Our temptation is to have a small houseboat to cruise on Florida water...

This is all GREAT information!

Any thoughts about whether or not the X OR M sails better or differences in them?

Do you find that MacGregors are super tender? If so, does that occur in the the first 15 degrees or when do you notice this the most?

Thanks for the detailed review. What angle do they tend to point at? (I'm mostly sailed beach cats generally without daggerboards so I'm not used to pointing super high) How do they handle heavy winds? When your talking about the initial heel, I'm guessing your suggesting they heel quickly for the f...

I am not looking to race. Curious if folks can articulate the ways in which the Macgregors don't sail as well as other keel boats? Is it speed, bounce around more, tippy, lack of speed, sailing in high wind or high waves, lack of strength or quality of winches, stays, etc., inability to get the sail...

Interested in a MacGregor due to easy trailering, large capacity for sleeping on boat and ability to motor fast if necessary; however, I mostly like to sail. I would use on mid and large lakes in MN and Lake Superior. Curious how well you feel they sail, handle wind/storms, etc. compared to other ke...

Wow....what a great forum. Responses are thorough and clear. I really appreciate it!

Thank you! Doug

I've been sailing for a long time and have experience rigging and deriving boats.

Concsidering a D, X or M? Curious how long these take to rig and de-rig?

Thank you, Doug