What are the worst sailing sailboats ever built? In this Practical Sailor episode, we examine three unusual production sailboats that sacrificed pure sailing performance for speed, comfort, portability, or powerboat capability: the MacGregor 26X and 26M, the Hunter Edge 27, and the Island Packet SP Cruiser. These boats can sail, but each was designed around compromises that make it behave very differently from a conventional cruising sailboat.
We look at why the MacGregor 26 became one of the most successful trailerable powersailers ever made, why Hunter created the larger and more expensive Hunter Edge, and why the Island Packet SP Cruiser is closer to a motorsailer or trawler than a traditional sailboat. Are these truly bad sailboats, or were they clever solutions for boaters who valued shallow draft, high-speed motoring, easy trailering, weather protection, and cruising comfort more than windward performance? Before buying a used sailboat, trailer sailer, powersailer, motorsailer, or cruising sailboat, watch this comparison of three boats that probably should have been powerboats.
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