Jonathan Ganz wrote:
Not necessarily. Most likely, people don't use them very much. That's
pretty typical among boat owners in general. In fact, you claimed this
sort of thing yourself in another thread.


Jonathan,

As you probably know, the Mac line of sailboats is one of the most
popular ever built, they have been building them for over 25 years, and
there are thousands of them in service. Surely you aren't saying that,
if there are serious structural or design defects in the hull, deck, or
rigging, they could keep them a secret for all these years, with all
those thousands of boats out there? If the boats were falling apart due
to such structural or design faults, wouldn't we hear about it
somewhere? On the news, from the internet, in PS or other sailing
periodicals, for example?

The facts are that although the rigging and construction is lighter
(like a Ferrari) than on other boats, the boat is lighter also, and it
is suited for the loads experienced and does the job. (Again, if you
disagree, let's see some statistics or comprehensive reports, not just
anecdotes and opinions.)

Jim