Hopefully others in this group have read Conbert (Connie on the group) Benneck's books on sailing. After way to long of a delay I finally read his first book and am well into the second. What a joy they are to read! I am certainly no literary authority but I know how much I have always appreciated Connie's posts here. His posts are always smart, insightful, and often with a dash of humor and often give the topic of discussion perspective. I find his books to be all of that and more. Connie is a great story teller and what stories to tell! Reading the books one can see Connie's is a life well lived and we are lucky he has shared a bit of it with us here and in his books (I got mine on Amazon). Right now I want to take my Montgomery 15 to Europe and run around for a while and try to relive the magic I read about in Connie's wonderful books. Check them out! David GrahBishop CaliforniaMontgomery 15