Spirit (of Glenans)
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We Irish people tend to have an adverse opinion of people who support Bxxxxt
Female Yacht Owners
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Spirit (of Glenans)
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Here is a link to an article in this week's newsletter from Irish Sailing, which details some statistics regarding women in sport , women in world sailing, women in sailing in Ireland, ( which is probably not terribly unlike women in sailing in the UK:
The Obstacles facing women in sailing
And coincidentally., in the same issue, a survey asking pretty much the same question as the OP:
Do Women Own Boats?
And this:
Women Race Officials
The Obstacles facing women in sailing
And coincidentally., in the same issue, a survey asking pretty much the same question as the OP:
Do Women Own Boats?
And this:
Women Race Officials
doug748
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We Irish people tend to have an adverse opinion of people who support Bxxxxt
You find bigotry everywhere not just in Ireland. However this is a sailing forum and a thread about boat ownership.
ylop
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To me that is a far more interesting question. Do youth dinghy sailors progress to become yacht owners? If so is there a difference in genders? Similarly do both genders continue sailing/racing dinghies for as long? Many sports see teenagers drop off and often they report this problem is greater with women - some suggest peer pressure, media pressure around appearance/physique, and lack of understanding from coaches around menstrual cycles may be parts of the problem, others that some sport is too aggressive/competitive or that some all girls teams may be too bitchy so it would be really interesting to see if that problem applies in dinghy racing where many of these aspects may be different from some other sports. (FWIW if that is a characteristic of some all girls teams I’m sure some all boys teams are too macho and some mixed teams will have their own issues too).
But interestingly I saw this on Social Media this week -Good Practice Within Sport: Learning from Oban Sailing Club | Scottish Orienteering Association it describes a way of working with young people which is reminiscent of my youth but which I thought had gone out of fashion in RYA circles, in favour of focussing on race training and coaching towards squads (where lottery money can be found!). Is this a wider initiative or innovative thinking by Oban SC? Has anyone done it long enough to know how it impacts (women’s) retention in sailing?
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Wansworth
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Going from dinghy sailing to a cruiser involves a lot of money and a different mind set,Imo
dgadee
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Yes, it does. My racing was never too successful having much more of a cruising mentality. But does the work required on upkeep make a difference rather than the money? It is a pleasure to me but I never see my wife down helping with the antifouling.
Chiara’s slave
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However, us cruiser-racers like nothing more than a few hotshot dinghy sailors on board. Perhaps there’s room for an app. Racecrew.com or something. Just like match.com but with slightly different aims.
Wansworth
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Yes I had the same problem
ylop
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I’m not sure that applies in todays world! Modern performance dinghies are horrendously expensive, if you are actively competing you are likely towing it around so need a decent car etc. whilst you could buy a dinghy and have lots of fun in it for under £1k and in the right club spend relatively little on storage etc - it’s quite feasible to spend more on a fancy dinghy than on a “mature” small cruiser.
personally I earned my stripes “cruising” not racing dinghies, so I do agree on the “mindset” which is why I posted that link as it focussed on having fun rather than competing.
awol
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For those concerned that my marital relations have been discarded in favour of a blue ensign perhaps if I explain that my wife is from a country still in the EC, would fly a tricolour if she had the choice but really has no interest in sailing or the boat except on calm sunny days.
lustyd
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This is why we can’t have nice things. We went very quickly from wondering whether teens take up sailing to a dating app to pick up wayward teens and put them to work on the foredeck ?
Chiara’s slave
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I’m always delighted to have a youngster or so on board. Way better and cheaper than buying electric winches.
Spirit (of Glenans)
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You have failed to take into account the context of the post to which I was posting a jocular reply, and the 'smiley' emoji.
awol
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Must be a celtic thing - wonder if Bretons and the Cornish share the same view?We Irish people tend to have an adverse opinion of people who support Bxxxxt
Spirit (of Glenans)
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Slightly boaty answer:
Don't know about Cornwall, but in the last two years scheduled ferry services between Ireland and Wales have reduced by between 30 and 50%, whereas to Brittainy they have increased from 11 per week to 44.
LONG_KEELER
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I think that's because of the Irish lorries . I expect the roads are much better now in that area of Wales.
Chiara’s slave
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My in laws lived on that road. Irish trucks were a blight on their lives.
Spirit (of Glenans)
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Perhaps the phrase "Irish trucks" should be replaced by the term "trucks travelling to and from Ireland". I see trucks of every European nationality passing my door, on their way to the nearby fruit&veg packing plant.
dgadee
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Every cloud, as they say. What we really need is a bridge over the North Channel which takes goods by rail from Ireland to the continent.
Beneteau381
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Im married to one
