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Boy, does cavendysh remind me of kefi. Makes me a touch homesick for my old contessa.

I feel I speak for all the members of the board here when I say both "Welcome!" and "We'd love to see more pictures of your boat!"

I know what (Tessa's) José  looks like, and John too, having met them both

I don't have a burgee, I'll try to print out the crown and bring it so I can stand there looking dorky, but no promises. You guys know how flaky I am.

I think its a Taylor thing, specifically in 1983 when the boat changed from a Contessa 26 to a JJTaylor 26

If someone wants to send it to me, I'll happily post it as long as we're not violating copyrights. If someone can tell me the contact details for the magazines, I'll get in touch with them and see if we can post them.

We used one from West Marine, which worked fine. On the Alberg 29, we've got a sailrite kit that we're going to build this week.

I know its not quite furling, but when you're head-to-wind, dropping the jib is so simple. The bag give (me) 80% of the primary functionality of furling (sail storage) at 5% of the cost.

We have a 22lb Bruce and a 22lb CQR. The bruce sits on the roller, the CQR in the anchor locker. Both are on 30' of chain and 200' of line rode. A smaller danforth lives in a stern locker.

I've yet to do much more than experiment with any of them, but I suspect the Bruce and CQR will both perform adequately on Lake Ontario.

You'll find the Contessa 26 quicker than you expect in virtually all conditions.

She's no club racer, but she's deceptively brisk.

#322 had a %150 and a working jib. I think for the most part a 130% and the working jib would have been a fine  set of sails.

On my Alberg 29, I have a 85%, 115%, 145% and 165%.

I folded the 165% up and put it on a shelf in my basement. The 85% has yet to be taken out of its bag. For the most part I've used the 115, which has suited our rather windy summer here on Lake Ontario so far. The 145 has been used a couple of times, but in truth, its been so windy for the most part that the 115 has been my preferred sail. Given an easily driven hull like a Contessa, I would think you'd probably do fine with the smaller sails.

When folded or rolled up, is there no way to fit the sails in the starboard lazarette? I know its not that big, but I imagine that a couple of really well rolled sails could fit in there.