Bill’s MacGregor 26x | 16×20 | Oil on Linen Panel

Inspiration for Bill’s MacGregor 26x

What a privilege to be commissioned to paint this piece as a surprise 40th anniversary gift! Four decades of committed marital faithfulness is a rare thing indeed these days. Inspiring, encouraging, and worthy of honor!

Information about the MacGregor 26x

The MacGregor 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with models designed for sailing and motor-sailing. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a centerboard or daggerboard keel, depending on the model, with flooding water ballast. The ballast is drained for road transport. (Wikipedia)

The 26x model, specifically:

Centerboard-equipped, dual-rudder, motor-sailing model introduced in 1995 and produced until 2003, with 5000 produced. The length overall is 25.82 ft (7.87 m), the waterline length is 23.00 ft (7.01 m), displaces 2,250 lb (1,021 kg) and it carries 1,500 lb (680 kg) of water ballast. It has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the centerboard down and 0.75 ft (0.23 m) with the centerboard up. The boat has hull speed of 6.43 kn (11.91 km/h). It was replaced in production by the dual-rudder MacGregor 26M in 2003. (Wikipedia)