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• Rodger Martins Presto 30 is cleaning up the awards in the sailing rags this year.
  • new thinking?
    • The "New" thinking to me Jerry, is away from, well, your old thinking.
      • Looks like it has an anchor locker in the bow
        • I would think that for the "new thinking"
          • Obviously I agree with you Gene
            • Even though I now have a mono-hull...
      • didn't I say practically all of that, Tom?
        • Some yes, but I think you've missed the performance aspect that's the heart of this design Jerry.
  • "New Thinking is the Common Denominator for 2011..."
  • A lot of money for what I consider an ugly boat...
    • oops put the image url in the wrong place
      • One of my favorites too. What's the sailaway on one of those Todd?
        • Last I saw was around....
          • That sounds about right. I was thinking 200 k, so I guess I could throw in a few extras.
      • Am I missing something... no traveler on the main?
    • pretty is as pretty does, imo
      • Doesn't appear to be too much bright work on that boat (M29)
        • The Davil's Own Boat
          • LOL!
        • That looks easy.
    • You should buy an M29 Todd.
      • when pigs fly
        • I can see myself transitioning to a daysailer when I sell the Allied
          • a Luders 16, maybe
            • Are you suggesting that I am...
            • Of course I already have an M36...
              • that's the problem with the M36
                • Yeah the headroom on mine is pretty minimal...
              • You did the genoa track better than morris
                • My boat is an M36...
                  • To me that sounds like the equivalent of putting an automatic tranny in a sports car
                    • Morris would put a traveler on there faster than you could sign the check.
                      • You're probably right Tom. But the "new thinking"
                        • Fast isn't everything and "young people"...
                          • Absolutely - most young people aren't buying sailboats at all
                            • BTW -- I think the future of sailing is going to see a growth in time-shared fleets of boats
                        • I can see your choice Larry and can also see younger people drawn to multis for performance.
                          • One of my kids has become a sailor, and the other will be a power boater
                            • That's great to hear. If they want to sail, they'll find a way just like we all did.
                  • I suspect that the main reason
    • We all know our personal biases, still I like to pretend I'm someone else when I look at a boat design.
      • If I got into a daysailer, I think I'd go for something faster than an M29
        • The J95 is about the same $ as the Morris, pushing 200k to sailaway.
          • I like that boat, too - but I just can't wrap my mind around such a price, for such a basic boat...
            • I looked at that Jon. Interesting. A fraction of 200k? What's the fraction to sail it away?
              • I see you could save 50k or so after delivery.
  • Personally,I'd rather have one of these......
    • If that doesn't revive this place,......
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    • I was doing 7 knots on a beam reach when one passed me.
      • is that a McGregor or a Chrysler?
        • Hunter
          • They all look alike.
        • It is a MacGregor...
          • They (MacGregor) sail pretty well in light air too.
            • It's that "protected water" aspect...
              • Agree but that's not its niche
              • We used to see many Mac 26's on Lake Champlain.
                • Rig needs to be a bit small (lack of ballast and desired ability to plane under power)
                  • "lack of ballast"
    • That just because you are trying to get your wife into waterskiing
      • Exactly !
  • The builder now has a website for these boats.