Female Yacht Owners

[john_morris_uk]

Yes lots. Including our daughter.

 

[Wansworth]

Saw an American Captain of a massive Aircraft Carrier on the telly,looked,spoke and related to her crew perfectly,Ithink I would have felt abit in adequate waving my Spanish patron certificate…..?

 

[Wansworth]

On a more serious note my late mother although having no maritime heritage supported myfather in his yachting endevours abandoning her garden and charities to navigate for him as he got sea sick below,cooked and put up with his shouting,but her most anying trait was always commenting that we ought to be somewhere else ,especially where another yacht was,due to fathersmiss judgement?

 

[Blueboatman]

Of course
Just one or three

 

[Baddox]

Yes, my wife.
She's "skipper" at home too anyting for an easy life.

 

[sailaboutvic]

There use to be two here once but both moved on and my co skipper was one too but after we met we decided as mine was bigger then her , she sell hers

 

[doug748]

Ever met one ?

Interesting question. Not many, as you might expect.

Four I knew fairly/very well:

Mother and daughter with a wooden Folkboat
Female with cc Moody
Another with GK29
One with a Sadler, saw her this year with a newer boat

Apart from that, a similar number I did not know personally but encountered cruising about.

.

 

[steveeasy]

Well I wonder if we should really even be distinguishing between the sexes!. That said no, not really, However I work in a recreational business where 99% of participants are females. just how it is.
Steveeasy

 

[Concerto]

Turn on the charm next time and see what happens….!

I know of 2 Fulmars with female owners, to mention just two I know.

Not sure if SWMBO would be too happy if I turned on the charm.

 

[Poignard]

Well I wonder if we should really even be distinguishing between the sexes!. That said no, not really, However I work in a recreational business where 99% of participants are females. just how it is.
Steveeasy

You run a strip-joint?

 

[steveeasy]

You run a strip-joint?

How did you guess.

 

[Poignard]

How did you guess.

How about free admission for your old mates off the forum?

 

[ashtead]

Yes Claire had a fairly seaworthy yacht I recall from my days on the South Island.

 

[steveeasy]

How about free admission for your old mates off the forum?

Few loose words there, But it might make us laugh.Now back to the topic please.
Steveeasy

 

[[70521]]

Several, and sail with an extremely good woman skipper.

 

[phanakapan]

Um, me….. our boats in my name, and I’m the skipper- although we started sailing at the same time, I’ve been generally keener and have a couple of thousand more miles logged in various different boats than my husband. (Hi and thanks for great sails with many a forumite that I’ve sailed with ?) Plus I worked as a berthing master in a large marina.

 

[Skylark]

Fond memories of Peggy, well known member of Holyhead Sailing Club. RIP.

One day as I was walking along the pontoon, she summoned me to climb aboard to give her a hand with an issue. I happened to be the next passing berth holder when she needed help. She was by then in her late 80s / early 90s. It was about 10h00 and when I’d finished helping her she said “would you like a drink”. I immediately thought coffee but no, out came the Whisky.

My wife and I would sometimes take her for an evening meal at a local eatery. She was a much travelled Fleet Street news reporter. Lovely lady.

 

[Cariadco]

Here in Corfu, there's three that I know of:
A single Girl on a Maxi. and a pretty good sailor, so I hear.
Two girls who own a Beneteau 343,
And a Greek girl who kept their First 40.7, after the divorce.

 

[DownWest]

Ever met one?

Yes, and crewed for her. She was extremely competent.

Bit early, I had to read that twice

 

[[2574]]

Ever met one ?

Here’s one: