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Funding Successful

This project successfully raised its funding goal on May 12, 2011.

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Thanks for being a part of this project! Now you'll be in the movies. Look for your name in the film credits.

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Sponsor one frame of the film and you'll receive "one frame" in a limited-edition picture postcard with a special thanks from the crew. (+ film credits)

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Just a few bucks and you're a part of the crew! Join us on-set virtually for a sneak peak of the film. We'll take you behind-the-scenes! We'll send you exclusive updates from sea, footage, news, and photos delivered to your in-box during the summer of 2011 production. We will need your email address for this one. (+ photo postcard + film credits)

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We would like to send you an authentic hand made turks head bracelet, knotted by us at sea and stiffened by salt water. A turks head is a traditional decorative knot most often used to mark the "king spoke" of a ships wheel. But you can wear yours like a bracelet. You'll love it. From our hands to yours. (+ photo postcard + an exclusive glimpse behind-the-scenes + film credits)

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Thank you! We are going to send you a beautiful matted photograph from this incredible journey. The scenery is magnificent while at sea, so you can be sure the photos will be too! (+ photo postcard + an exclusive glimpse behind-the-scenes + film credits)

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Then we’ll send you an extra special gift. Please be patient. We are going to send you a matted and signed, print of an original Adam D Smith nautical oil painting. You can preview some of is beautiful art by visiting www.adamdsmith.com. You can also have all your questions personally answered about livingaboard, solo sailing, buying a boat, working as a sailor, getting a US Coast Guard license, how to do a handstand in bucking seas, or even Teresa’s secret cure for seasickness. Ben and Teresa look forward to a consultation with you via phone or video chat. (+ photo postcard + an exclusive glimpse behind-the-scenes + film credits)

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Merci beacoup! When it’s a wrap, we’ll send you an exclusive hardcover, beautifully bound production book complete with film stills, navigation charts, storyboards, log entries, etc. We send it to you, from us, with a personalized inscription. And you’ll see your name in the acknowledgments!

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Wow! A four digit donation deserves four times the thanks! Consider yourself an Associate Producer! Your name will get extra special recognition in the on-screen credits, as well as the official production book. We’ll display your name (or brand/logo) on our boat, and stand back… because we’ll shout your name into the wind with thanksgiving! Then we will send you all the rewards listed above.

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Thank you! Thank you! For even just reading this far. We’re excited that you are considering such a generous donation. For a contribution at this level you’ll enjoy all the above rewards, plus we will honor you with a single page recognition in the film’s credits as Executive Producer. Then we’ll also send you all the rewards listed above.

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In 2008 Teresa met Ben. Both being solo sailors and liveaboards, they traveled thousands of miles together, each in their own boat. This project will be the first that unites them in one boat. Teresa has a BS in Environmental Science from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts, Fine Arts. Currently Teresa is an Oceanography educator and dance team coach. She writes regularly for her blog sailingsimplicity.com. Ben pursued a degree in Human Ecology with a focus in marine biology. Ben is also a talented drummer a successful independent web designer. He works and lives on his boat Elizabeth, which can often be found sailing alongside Daphne, Teresa’s boat.

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