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I spent about ten years researching the windvane question. Next to choosing the boat, choosing a windvane was the the most confusing and time consuming part of the cruising equipment equation. The difficulty of choice was similar to the difficulty of choosing a boat in that windvanes are all equally praised by their owners. Like a boat, each windvane on the market does it's job. Like a boat, each windvane has strengths and weaknesses. Like a boat, everybody that owns one thinks it is the best one made. Like a boat, windvane owners have little experience with other styles of windvanes. Very few boats in the Great Lakes have windvanes, as in I might see one boat a year with a windvane. I did a lot of reading. I purchased books about windvanes. I purchased plans to build windvanes. I tinkered around with sheet to tiller rigging. None of the things I did ever satisfactorily answered the questions I had in my mind about windvanes. In the end, just like the boat, I decided that I was going to have to trust a person. With my choice of boat, I ended up going with Lynn and Larry Pardey (which makes many a sailor roll their eyes, but usually the ones who aren't actually out cruising). With my windvane decision I decided to go with Yves Gelines. 
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Would like to see stern shots and below decks images of the Cape Horn, as well as control line set-up.
Well done site...
HEY - nice to find this boat -- I took a look at her in Boston when she was for sale 3 or so years ago. Glad to see she's in capable hands. I love Yves! Ill be keepin' an eye on your progress.
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