R.I.P Jeremy McGeary.

- "Mac", a good man, recently passed away. Too young to be dead at 71 years of age.

- Mac, as he preferred to be referred to, was an encyclopedia of knowledge in all directions, from discussing Fifth Elements to boats and everything in between.

- As a yacht Designer, Mac worked for Pedrick Yacht Design, Rodger Martin Design before returning to his native place in England to become chief designer at Camper & Nicholsons.
Returning to the US, Mac worked part-time for a couple of years at Tanton Yacht Design. Always subdued, simple, honest, and brilliant. Especially good at details, he helped me to complete all aspects of several notable yacht designs.


- But his forte, later on, was writing about sailboats, systems, and certainly about designs.

- Farewell, my friend. Blue Seas and Blue sky for you. Bon vent.

-  A little side story about Mac.

- While working at TYD, he took it upon himself to learn French. So, after work, he frequently took the road to Providence to catch up with language lessons.
- Within six months, he learnt enough to proceed to the translation from French to English of Guy Bernardin's book " Sailing Around the World"; A family retraces Joshua Slocum's Voyage.
- An impressive achievement considering the difficulty of the French language with its long phrases to translate.

PS:

- One of the reasons I started Branton Yachts is the fact that, being very busy designing for clients, 

I have a hard time receiving return quotes from builders. So, in a period when you could start a company with very little money, it was still necessary to have some funds to purchase machinery, tools, and be able to pay rent and employees. So, I inquired with the SBA (Small Business Administration), but was refused due to my French nationality. I had to find a minority partner to secure the deal. With no choice and contracts in hand, I had to start building something. Partnerships under such circumstances are not a good venue. Suffice to say, that after building 3 racing boats from 30ft to 66', along with finishing several Surf Hunters and having fulfilled all contracts and obligations, I simply gave the key to "my partner", with good luck.I am proud of the fact that I did not make much money, but that I did not lose any.