And what has Macgregor yachts brought to you?

[TAW02]

My Mac25 brought to me a sense of escape and accomplishment. A sense of what I have not have for a long long time. A love of nature.

I fell out of love for a while and then I got it all together again and rediscovered the MacM. We boldly went where I feared going and with it I learned what a lot of life had to offer and what I was missing. I was missing what it was like to explore again. Like a child. Going places I only dreamed of going. Even though, from a bridge or a causeway, I would see an island alone with no one about, I would dream of being there. Soon, I would get to my motorized rubber tired-destination. Nearly breathless with a fantasy of wonder, I thought to myself 'one day'. One day.

The kids grew up and went on their own. Me an my lady embarked on my dreams of exploration. Though it was a coastal cruising dream, I landed apon many a barrier island. Watched the wonder and excitment in my wifes eyes as she, for the first time saw 'fighting conch' on the beach and starfish and sand dollars ... all alive and no footprints on the sand!

We fell in love again and forever I presume now. The grandchildren have come and the tubing on the lake has begun

And I look forward to seeing it all repeat over and over again.

Yes, I love my M

-Tom

[Crikey]

Spoken like a Man (Not that there's anything wrong with that!)

[mastreb]

What an awesome post!

My Mac brings me something to work on that I can work on with some hope of really customizing and improving. Cars these days, computers, everything is becoming untouchable in terms of technical complexity. It's also brought us a lot of family focused time away from work, school, and the distractions of the day. A chance to teach my children something useful that won't be hopelessly obsolete when they're grownups, and a default thing to do as a family when nothing else is going on and we would be tempted to do our separate and pointless distractions.

It will be a big part of our lives for the next twenty years at a minimum, unless Roger comes up with a 35' that still fits on a trailer

[bartmac]

Whilst sailing and getting away from the busy world is important........tinkering,modifying,beautifying,improving....this can be done 12 months of the year...at home ,next to the house,anytime.The process of finding solutions to making the boat suit us (wife & I)....happy wife happy life.While doing the same with motorhome,the Mac26X just allows a bit more adventure....our pointy caravan.All that said...I do want to go large/big ie stay onboard for 7-14days at a time exploring,to that end have organised refridgeration & solar panels,water bladders etc etc I'd have to agree with previous post....I used to modify cars and motorcycles.....but now look under the bonnet of a new car and I can hardly recognise any of the componentry......and computer controlled motors don't like being messed with beyond a chip upgrade or an exhaust mod

[Doug W]

and no footprints on the sand!

That quote says it all! We enjoy exploring too! Great post!



...Doug
http://starsloop.blogspot.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/StarSloop?feature=mhee

[pokerrick1]

My M brought a lot more life to me. On 9/5/2005 I had a real bad stroke, was paralized for a day, and was instructing my wife on how to push me over a cliff in my car - - - then I started to recover from the CVA (Cerebral Vascular Accident) that SHOULD have killed me. I went through 3 months of 5 days a week real tough physical therapy and I got better.

I had been looking at Macs for 15 years but never pulled the trigger - - - I had never been on a sailboat; although I had powerboats all my life. My wife and I decided that a new M would either kill me or cure me so we bought one from Mike Inmon for Christmas. It cured me. Oh, I fell off once onto the dock and broke my hand - - - and I fell between the boat and the dock once and sliced open my other hand - - - but the constant pulling on lines really strengthened my hands and arms. Walking the deck and getting down into the cabin VASTLY improved my balance (and balance remains my weak point today).

I wound up single handling my M in Santa Monica Bay over 500 times in 2 1/2 years and it helped make my life livable! Now that I don't have it I REALLY miss it!! There is no doubt in my mind that my Mac added several years to my life!

Rick

Edited for spelling, of course

[mikelinmon]

Hi Rick,
Get u another boat! come on down to San Diego and sail/watch the AC World Series w me on a special black hulled 26M. Open invite,Fri,Sat and Sun.
Mike

[pokerrick1]

Thanks Mike - - - I'm actually thinking about it - - -I have to be in LA Tues 11/22. Don't forget I was on your other black hull (with it's owner Dennis), with the mainsail furhler, and I called you from the boat saying the boom was not clearing the lifelines and was too low - - - and you said "raise the main higher, dummy"

Rick

Edited for spelling, of course

[TAW02]

Thanks Mike - - - I'm actually thinking about it - - -I have to be in LA Tues 11/22. Don't forget I was on your other black hull (with it's owner Dennis), with the mainsail furhler, and I called you from the boat saying the boom was not clearing the lifelines and was too low - - - and you siad "raise the main higher, dummy"

Rick

Can you feel the love ???

[Crikey]

It's all good

[Octaman]

A Gateway to Freedom! And good times.

Plus, introduction to new Mac friend on the best forum in the world:
The “MacGregor Sailors” Forum

Happy power sailing,

Octaman