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Shannon, you've lit up this place from the first moment you arrived on this board. Your upbeat attitude and honest responses to us men drowning in technical disussions and laconic analysis (accompanied by the customary sarcasm and profanities) have really been like a fresh breeze after an oppressive calm.
This is not the end of Shannon the sailorgal I hope. You'll pick yourself up and re-build your dream.
Until then, you will be missed.
Best,
C

Guys,

for 2 people there's a discount of 10%, for 3 15%, for 4 20%. That's considerable savings for such a precision instrument. There's a picture on Yves' site showing an Alberg 30 and a  Contessa 26 sailing downwind wing on wing WITHOUT a pole. No other windvane in the world can do that and I can testify to that as I sailed her at 7.5 knots dead downwind for 3 days.

Best,
C

thanks for the nice comments.
As for the C32, I'll let you know this summer, as I'll be sailing her about a thousand miles from Georgian Bay to Montreal.

Thank you Mark and Bluehair for the nice comments. Getting such positive feedback is very rewarding.
Mark, did you really see it 15 times in one week? As far as Hollywood goes, this is not interesting at all: no one dies, there's no shooting, no sex, no betrayal, no heros to save the world from the Great Evil. Just a couple of guys crossing an ocean, listening to music and living with the rhythm of the sea.

Thank you Shannon, that's actually my favourite shot of the film. Unfortunately, that shot cost 500$ because the camera did eventually submerge and stopped working- the salty Atlantic has no mercy on electronics.
But what the hell, it was worth it, seeing her lines and how gracefully she cuts the bow wave, propelled but nothing but a breath of wind.

My e-mail address on this forum works well, but I don't know which Mark/Marc you are, as I have replied to a number of Marc/k/s.
I'll need your last name to track the e-mails from that date.
Please send me another e-mail. If it's regarding the film, I'll give you all info you need to receive it.

I'm looking forward to hearing your comments about the film. The DVD has been shipped to those of you who expressed interest in seeing it and I'm happy that there is an interest in this sort of thing in the first place. People have shown up to my door to get the film and it's very rewarding, actually more rewarding than the abstract stuff I do in my day job (high tech for a telecom giant).It's great to share such an experience with this community and I hope more people will do the same after they're back from the high seas.
For me this is definitely not the end as I'm planning some bigger adventures across the oceans of our little big planet and although I moved on to the bigger sister, the C32, I'll always keep in touch with this community, if allowed. These little boats, if properly set-up and taken care of, are capable inter-continental shuttles that require no more than a gallon of fuel per 5000 miles, mainly to keep the little diesels happy rather than gain distance. One day, these vehicles of the past may become modern prototypes of clean and green transportation :-)

I think mine is a Genco as well...anyway, I agree with Mark, the dodger is a lifesaver out there. It's great comfort to hide under it in a blow, when wet and miserable, or when it's hot. Also, I kept my speakers there, Ipod, snacks, headlamps, cigarettes, cameras, gloves, caps, you name it, it becomes an excellent shelf for things you use every day and night on your watches.
The weather cloths are just as important. Not only they protect you from spray but they make the cockpit feel bigger, more protected, safer. It's interesting to see how a piece of cloth can give you a boost psychologically, because it separates you from the crazy world out there. That mental curtain separates order from chaos, although at times you wonder on which side you're sitting.
I would definitely go without a dodger for a harbour race, and yes, boats look more beautiful without dodgers, but I'd never leave for an ocean passage without one.
I once raced on one of Chay Bligh's 67 footers across the North Atlantic in February and one of the things I learned was the importance of protection from the weather, proper foul weather clothing, staying dry, eating properly, sleeping and resting whenever I had the chance, etc. Well, those guys cut their toothbrushes short to save weight, so comfort takes a whole new meaning in an ocean race. My boots went wet outside Miami and dried up in Plymouth, England a week after our arrival. That's when I realized I'd rather cruise in my own little boat then race big races across oceans (it was fun though:-)).
This goes beyond the dodger discussion, but it shows that each detail contributes to the overall success of a voyage and the dodger can make the difference between a pleasant passage and a miserable one.

Once I'm able to make DVD copies, I will let you know.
It'll be 20USD plus shipping for anyone here interested.
Now Merill is going to kick me out for illegal commerce :-)...so let me re-phrase that:
Once I'll be be able to make DVD copies the film "'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky" will be available on the For Sale page to all of you Contessa lovers.
There.