Any Mac model would be good for sailing on.

Macgregor 26 ocean crossing. Water Ballast is not what one needs. Would I dare to do it - NO not for funn. The Cal 26 for example is 6700 lbs compared to the 1800 lb MacGregor 26.

Im not the original poster and I only brought up the MacGregor for the purpose of comparing it to the Bayliner. We purchased our Macgregor 26X in April of 2000. A deep Keel is what is needed.

We did blue water sailing in an Ericson 35 a much heavier and stronger boat than a Macgregor. It covers sailing powering trailering launching and how the. However now Im getting more curious because the consensus.

26 Contessa 32 Dana 24 Falmouth Cutter 22 Flicka 20 Folkboat 25 FrancesMorris 26 Nicholson 31 Pacific Seacraft 25 Person Triton 28 Sothern Cross 31 and Westsail 32s as blue water cruisers pocket cruisers. Instead of chugging with the diesel at 4 knots the Macgregor 26M speeds along at 22 mph. The Macgregor is an ultralight trailer sailer designed for coastal sailing not the North Atlantic.

Boats like the Hunter 260 which competes with MacGregor Yachts latest 26 footer are. Contrary to marketers of lesser vessels who like to say otherwise MacGregor Yachts is a builder of ocean sail boats and not a builder of boats meant for the first time purchaser. Yes the Mac is light and this is an advantage up to some point but for true ocean crossing she is not designed for and we should respect this.

At 26 feet it is simple to rig and sail and just as easy to transport. The M25 had a weighted centerboard keel like other trailer able sailboats but featured positive flotation a low price easy trailer ability and a comfortable interior with an enclosed head porta-potty. We have been thinking of buying a MacGregor for years mostly because we live right on the Intracoastal at a place that the bridge over the inlet does not raise a MacGregor would let us lower the mast so we could get out to the ocean without having to sail 3 hours to the next inlet that has an opening bridge.