Tying Up Loose Ends, Volume One- Cidnie Needs Us, Again!

              "Just want to make it real- good, bad or indifferent..."
                                                              -John Mellencamp




        The most basic difference between fiction and non-fiction writing is that fiction has a plot.

        That is what makes it interesting, which can very rarely be said of non-fiction, blogs included.

        (Hold your hatemail, fellow bloggers- I include myself in the above bald generalization.  If we're all gonna be honest here, some like how-to and what-we-did-last-weekend tales, some don't.)

        However, sometimes, with a little effort, you can force a plot onto real life.  Bring back a popular character,  tie up a story arc,  publish posts out of sequence to create suspense....

       ...Okay, it ain't gonna make this trainwreck into Wuthering Heights, but it's not like you're paying for it.

     Anyflashback, let's take a look at where one of our most popular characters is now:

     Remember Cidnie, of Ceol Mor and cute kids and cool photography and Dyneema Experience fame?

http://docksixchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/08/please-help-fellow-sailor.html

     Well, thanks in no small part to the efforts of you, beloved readers, she is currently holding the top spot in the Dyneema Experience!!!!

    http://www.dyneemaexperience.com/profile/cidniecarroll.htm


    But, it is close... really, really close.  Cidnie has 37 points- the loser  skipper behind her has 36.  It all comes down to this final Challenge.  Each skipper had to make a video summarizing their experience with the Dyneema Experience.

Cidnie's is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mryXB8_o3gE&feature=youtu.be

  It's really simple- the skipper with the largest number of warm bodies on their team and the largest number of views of their video wins.  So, follow Cidnie, watch the video, and tell your friends to watch the video.  Better yet, just email the link to everybody in your address book.

  Come on, it's not like you haven't forwarded them worse stuff.










         

Please Help a Fellow Sailor

         "This is all that we've learned about living..."
                                       -John Mellencamp






     




       One of the blogs I follow is "Our Life With Ceol Mor"  http://www.theceolmors.blogspot.com/  . Cidnie, her husband, and their two adorable kids are refitting their boat down in Kemah Texas in preparation for cutting the lines and cruising until the money runs out.
       " Lots of families do that, or plan to do that, or have done that," cynical reader says. "What makes this bunch different?"

       Well, aside from great writing and photography and cute kids...

 


   ...the crew of Ceol Mor was chosen to enter an international competition, The Dyneema Experience, sponsored by Dyneema Rope.

http://dyneemaexperience.com/ranking.htm

  Here's the 411:

DSM Dyneema has recruited worldwide for 40 skippers, to test drive running rigging made with Dyneema^® fibers. During an online registration phase from 9 January 2011 until 4 March 2011, skippers had to register and prove their social media skills by getting as many online crew members as possible.

The 40 selected members of the 2011 Dyneema^® Experience Team have proven us that sailing is their passion and that they enjoy sharing their experiences with others. The members of the 2011 Dyneema^® Experience Team will share their experiences on sailing with running rigging made with Dyneema^®, through Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Flickr.

The skipper with the best accomplished assignments will win a sailing master class for 2 persons with PUMA Ocean Racing in Alicante, Spain. This master class is presented in corporation with Gleistein Ropes. Gleistein Ropes is the Official Rope Supplier to PUMA Ocean Racing, delivering industry-leading expertise and cutting-edge products.

Dyneema^® has proven to be highly versatile for a wide range of products in the yachting industry. The combination of high performance and durability makes it the ideal material, for running rigging for performance cruisers and professional sailors. Find out more here

The 2011 Dyneema^® Experience Team challenge ends on September 23rd 2011.


Cidnie and team are currently in fifth place.   This is where you get to help:


This week's Dyneema Challenge is to produce a video, slap it up on  YouTube, and get views- the team with the most views wins.  Some teams are using professional video editors,  making slick shiny professional quality productions...  meanwhile, Cidnie is doing it all herself while also being a mom, a mechanic, a painter, a plumber, and everything else required to refit a boat and raise a family.  So, give them a hand- click on the link and watch the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R1oxWLK4nQ&feature=youtu.be

and watch it again...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R1oxWLK4nQ&feature=youtu.be

c'mon, just click on it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R1oxWLK4nQ&feature=youtu.be



Thanks!