Not that anyone here needs too much convincing, but here's another article you can pass along...
http://www.classicmarine.co.uk/articles/small.htm
nice article.
grog to ya ;D
put this here, hope it's ok?!
Norwegean couple sailing a 26 contessa
http://www.freewebs.com/sybika-eng/
We met them when they were on their way down the Mississippi, great couple, cozy boat. We spent an evening with four of us in the cabin, they treated us well. When they mentioned that they were probably going to ditch the engine, I asked them if they had heard of Lin and Larry Pardey. Both looked at me with a straight face and said "no"....