Mac in Storm in Aegean

[r.fairman]

Recent storm in Datca saw several heavy displacement yachts drag their anchors and either sunk or blown ashore. The Mac in the photo survived with no damage. An advantage for a light dispacement power sailor My Mac was moored only 10 miles away and rode out the storm with no problems

[TexasDan40]

I've caught a lot of cr*p for buying a Mac. All my classical sailing buddies tell me how poorly they are made.
It's good to see a Mac survive.
Thanks for the post.
Te

[The Mutt]

I wonder if the boat under that mast has a deep keel.

I'm glad both the Mac's survived unscathed.

Glenn

[johnnyonspot]

I don't know how anyone could ever compare a Mac to a keel boat. They are two almost completely different things. How many people are faced with the conundrum, hmmmm, geee, should I buy a Mac or a keel boat? My guess is not many.

[LOUIS B HOLUB]

My Mac-X survived well within her slip here in Kemah, Tex. during Hurricane Ike. The surge lifted my Mac X above the piling-risers, to the ends of the tie-up lines. The cleats held fine. NO damage or water in the boat.

Some the major damages at nearby Marinas seemed to be a result that heavier boats (including huge yachts) broke loose from the piling-rizers. I saw several "large" yachts shoved ashore by the surge after they broke loose from pier cleats.

Anyway, dont underestimate the Mac. In my opinion, the Mac is more durable than most folk realize.

[cmeperform]

Oh yes,good boat.just crappy stock mainsail

[MD Dunaway]

Amazing. Not the outcome I would have predicted. I would wonder what factors were involved. Storm intensity? Mass? Draft? Luck? I wonder if the Mac was keel up or down? This may effect how the boat behaves in a current. It may be that low mass and shallow draft has some benefit. I'm glad to see that the Macs did so well.

[Rick Westlake]

Luck was certainly part of the Mac's survival, but I'm sure mass and draft played a role. A 5000-kg boat with, say, 2000 kg hanging as a lead fin is going to take the stresses of a storm differently from a boat of less than 2000 kg with a flattish "powerboat" hull and no fin sticking down in the water. And yes, the Mac is a tough little vessel!

I've been sleeping out at anchor on Bossa Nova, and I find the centerboard rattles around quite disagreeably when it's down at-anchor. Same for the rudders. I pull them all up ... yes, Bossa Nova dances her "anchor samba", but it's more comfortable than having the C/B clunking around and resounding like I'm trying to sleep in a drum.

When I kept Beija-Flor in a slip, I pulled up all the fins when I was at the dock. Had to there; the marina was awfully shallow; but I'd do the same in a deep-water slip. Louis, do you do pull up your C/B and rudders at dock with "Holub Boat"?

[Phil M]

... yes, Bossa Nova dances her "anchor samba", but it's more comfortable than having the C/B clunking around and resounding like I'm trying to sleep in a drum.

Agreed. The 'anchor samba' is preferable to the clunking of a lowered centerboard or any sound from the lowered rudders. I've never heard of that phrase 'anchor samba' , but it is an accurate description. In a protected bay, most say they are surprised how little they can notice the swinging movement.

Phil M

[Rick Westlake]

... yes, Bossa Nova dances her "anchor samba", but it's more comfortable than having the C/B clunking around and resounding like I'm trying to sleep in a drum.

Agreed. The 'anchor samba' is preferable to the clunking of a lowered centerboard or any sound from the lowered rudders. I've never heard of that phrase 'anchor samba' , but it is an accurate description. In a protected bay, most say they are surprised how little they can notice the swinging movement.

Phil M

With a Brazilian name like "Bossa Nova," I could scarcely describe her as dancing the Cotton-Eyed Joe ...

[MD Dunaway]

The great thing about a water ballasted boat (the 26S). While the keel may dampen the motion it is not needed for stability. The V21 (the red boat in the picture) can be a little unsteady with the keel up even stepping onto it from the dock. So on that boat I have to keep the fins down at night.