The MacGregor 65 is designed for worldwide cruising and chartering, and is the best selling large yacht in the history of sailing. It is one of the few production yachts eligible for the American Bureau of Shipping’s +A1 rating and for Coast Guard certification. It is also the fastest production sailing yacht, under sail or power. No big production sailing yacht has accumulated more deep sea sailing miles. There are nearly a hundred 65s sailing all over the world. In total, these boats gets more abuse, stress, pounding, rig loads and overall grief in one year than most competing types of boats get in a lifetime. They have been sailed from our factory in California to Istanbul, Yugoslavia, Spain, Ecuador, Malta, Bermuda, Germany, Holland, Hawaii, Australia and the Caribbean. One 65 sailed from Newport Beach, California to Australia in 6 weeks, on her maiden delivery voyage.
		Professional delivery captain Don Ross, owner of Heritage Yacht Sales writes the following: "After logging over 30,000 miles delivering the MacGregor 65 and comparing it to the numerous other cruising yachts I have delivered, I find the MacGregor 65 to be the best cruising yacht on the market...I spent 5 days in a North Atlantic gale, surfing down huge rollers, and hitting speeds over 20 knots. It was incredible to be sailing that fast, but the 65 was right at home. My crew and I just hung on and enjoyed a record breaking 7 day 14 hour passage from Bermuda to Horta (in the Canary Islands)."