[Rhodes22-list] Non-sailing Spouses

[John Lock]

My wife falls into another 4th category.  She genuinely enjoys sailing  
as long as the angle of heel doesn't go past 10 degrees.  If that  
happens, she gets a white-knuckle death grip on nearest handhold.   
She's convinced the boat is going to "tip over" and pitch us all in  
the water.  It's not rational and she admits that, but her terror is  
real enough.  Not sure where that comes from...

So, we shorten sail early and head for cover if the wind pipes up.  Or  
I just go out alone if it's too windy for her.  It seems to be  
improving with time and experience.  Part of her fear was not knowing  
what to do in the boat.  As she gains confidence with the tiller and  
sail controls, I think it will get better.

Cheers!
John

On Jan 16, 2009, at 02:02, Herb Parsons wrote:
> 1 Decidedly non-sailing
> 2 Ambivalent about sailing
> 3 Enjoys sailing