Hi, you've received this because you've just joined Origamiboats yahoo group, or you've found it in the files:  It's a blatant plug for my video which will assist you in building your own Origami Steel yacht. I do not advertise generally as this is a very specialized video, so I'll just let you know it is available, should you ever decide to build one of these amazing yachts!

CONTACT information for Alex Christie and Origami boatbuilding DVD ordering INFO:

Alex Christie can be reached at achristie@shaw.ca

Thanks for your interest in Origamiboats: The Art of Steel Boatbuilding two-disc video set, offering over 3 hours of highly detailed instruction in the art of building a 36 foot twin-keeled Brent Swain steel sloop from flat plate to bare hull stage.  This film is guaranteed to excite anyone interested in building any kind of origami-style boat.

For USA and International with airmail shipping of the two DVDs, the total cost is $54 Canadian funds, shipping included. 

I accept PayPal to my email address at achristie@shaw.ca, which is the fastest way to get a DVD set shipped the same or next business day.

It is free to sign up an account on Paypal with a valid credit card, and free to send money, and their system is fully secure. Paypal can be found at www.paypal.com. To use Paypal,  you enter the email address of the person you want to send the money to (in this case, achristie@shaw.ca) and follow the instructions.  You can also request me to invoice you from my Paypal, and this will generate an easy to use clickable form for payment automatically.

Western Union works too, sent to my full legal name of Keith Alexander Christie, pickup city: Courtenay, BC, Canada.  Western Union charges a small fee for this transfer, although it is the a quick means to pay worldwide by cash.

DVD should arrive in about ten to fifteen days to most locations in the USA, a week to ten days for Canada, and International is variable, dependent on the country being sent to.

Note for Europe, Australia, New Zealand or Asia: The DVD discs are only in North American NTSC video format, but playable on most of the newer PAL machines out there.  If for some reason the DVD does not function in your PAL machine (Europe, Asia), it should play on your computer if it is equipped with a DVD drive. 

A second film is to be filmed showing the fitting out of my origami hull, and for those with more of a general interest in the boats and the liveaboard/cruising life I am planning a third project, an introduction to the world of Origamiboats, which will feature clips about cruising techniques, introduction to building, outfitting a proper Origami cruiser for offshore sailing,maintenance, and some heavy-weather techniques as developed by Brent Swain in his over 20 years of offshore sailing.  I will post news of this to the group when it is ready.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Alex Christie

achristie@shaw.ca