[Rhodes22-list] Non-sailing Spouses (was Vancouver, BC)

[Tom Hogarty]

Well, here's a fifth category:  Skiptress.  I had some interest in sailing
before we met which she was really too keen on.  I knew my interest in her
was greater than my interest in sailing, so it was easy to say let's try it
and bag it if things didn't go well.  We took several days of basic class on
the Chesapeake and really liked it.  Then found a lovely marina at Mayo and
bought a reasonably price Rhodes of the internet.  Finding a protected area
to experiment and learn in was very important.  She enjoys the helm and I am
enjoying everything.

In Victoria go to
http://www.butchartgardens.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1.  
They have wonderful fireworks on Saturdays.

For sailing the Seasmoke Whale Watching out of Alert Bay was classy and most
enjoyable, although it is a big drive from Victoria.

Tom Hogarty





Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> 
> There might be a 4th category: mutual interest & active partner. It 
> could be considered as part of #3 but I think it is a step from 
> enjoying sailing to being an active sailor and being a participant in 
> all the decisions about the boat and sailing. In that case each 
> participates in keeping the other interested. It probably means I 
> don't have anything else to add to this discussion as Fred and I both 
> had very little experience sailing but were very interested in it 
> when we met. It grew as a mutual interest.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> 
> At 02:02 AM 1/16/2009, you wrote:
>>I'm curious, why is she a "decidedly non-sailing wife"?
>>
>>My wife "went along" with me on the sailboat thing, until I did some
>>things that made her enjoy the experience more. I'd be curious hearing
>>from the list. I'm sure everyone's spouse or significant other fits into
>>one of three categories:
>>
>>1 Decidedly non-sailing
>>2 Ambivalent about sailing
>>3 Enjoys sailing
>>
>>If your spouse is in category 1 or 2, what is it about the sport that
>>keeps them from moving up a level? If they are in 2 or 3, what are you
>>doing that keeps them from moving down a level?
>>
>>Face it, if your spouse or SO participates in your hobby, whatever it
>>is, you will get to enjoy it more. If he/she does not, you'll often be
>>faced with the decision of leave them behind or leave the sport behind.
>>Neither is a good choice.
>>
>>Metaphor wrote:
>> > A couple of questions:
>> >
>> > I will be in Vancouver, BC in mid June with my decidedly non-sailing
>> wife.
>> > However:
>> >
>> > We will be there a week, and as you know, absence makes the heart 
>> go fonder,
>> > so, are there any Rhodes' sailors in Vancouver?  And if so, what would
>> be a
>> > good diversion for a couple of hours to get my wife off on her own
>> while I
>> > mooched a ride on the Pacific, dodging whales and such? (hint, hint...)
>> >
>> > More broadly, what is good and not so good, from personal experience as
>> to
>> > what to do (or not to) and where to (or not to) stay while in
>> Vancouver, or
>> > Victoria BC?
>> >
>> > Another sailing related question, are there any Rhodes currently
>> sailing in
>> > Europe, especially in Germany?
>> >
>>
>>--
>>Herb Parsons
>>
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