Women are far better sailors than men.

[Nostrodamus]

I have been thinking about this recently and have come to the conclusion that women are far better sailors than men.

When it comes down to it they were born with several inbuilt advantage that make them built for the job.

They can multi task, don't get sick as often, are willing to play dumb to get a man to do the heavy lifting stuff and I have just learnt it is them who put new toilet rolls on the holder and they don't just grow.

Women will look good in only a life jacket where as for men it is wrong in so, so, many ways.

So.. women are far better sailors than men but it is natural.

 

[Halcyon Yachts]

This one is pretty good:

Pete

 

[Nostrodamus]

Its one way to get rid of out of date flares but a lot of sailing to do so.

 

[pagoda]

This one is pretty good:

Pete

I want to a talk she gave in Aberdeen a few years ago. Interesting talk. I have rarely come across as "driven" a personality. In a somewhat similar single minded, unflappable way as the 16/17 YO solo Dutch female sailor. There are men like that as well, but they don't stand out quite so strongly among the average bods on the street. (or quayside)

 

[mjcoon]

I went to a talk she gave in Aberdeen a few years ago. Interesting talk. I have rarely come across as "driven" a personality. In a somewhat similar single minded, unflappable way as the 16/17 YO solo Dutch female sailor. There are men like that as well, but they don't stand out quite so strongly among the average bods on the street. (or quayside)

She gives the same impression in her substantial book "Taking on the World".

Mike.

 

[Robin]

This one is pretty good:

Pete

I bought 2 copies of her book, one for keeping at home signed for 'Robin' and one for the boat signed for 'Heartbeat' and she signed both for me at her book signing in Poole. I'm a big fan.

 

[Nostrodamus]

I agree, in her book the one thing that really came across was her desire to get what she wanted in sailing and never give in. It is a real motivator. Good on her I say and she did the UK proud (and is still doing so in other ways)

 

[Steve Clayton]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qral9F8BuhM

 

[Skylark]

I have been thinking about this recently and have come to the conclusion that women are far better sailors than men.

I diagnose cabin fever.

 

[Babylon]

I diagnose cabin fever.

Needs to get out more....

mind you, so do I!

 

[LONG_KEELER]

I want to a talk she gave in Aberdeen a few years ago. Interesting talk. I have rarely come across as "driven" a personality. In a somewhat similar single minded, unflappable way as the 16/17 YO solo Dutch female sailor. There are men like that as well, but they don't stand out quite so strongly among the average bods on the street. (or quayside)

I remember reading Ellen's book that her grandmother was a tremendous influence . Gave her the drive and encouragement at the right time.

As mentioned, the 16 yr old Dutch girl Laura Dekker is another phenomenon . Goes round the world single handed with a type of boat you could find in any marina.

To quote Laura "I especially enjoy the long passages over the Indian and Atlantic," .

Seems to prove that happiness does not come from the absence of troubles but from the ability to face them. Thus happiness requires action . Just read that from an inspiring book called the "Adventure Alternative".

 

[dylanwinter]

I agree, there are lots of good women sailors

and when racing GP14s there were a lot of women sailing them - and the topper fleet at our local club is 50 per cent girls

however, when it comes to yachts the disproportion seems to get even worse

one of the weird things over the past eight seasons of sailing around the UK I have yet to see a woman sailing a yacht single handed nor yet to see an all women crew

on the Deben I did see a yacht with two women in the cockpit and I was just about to tick it up as a first (so far) and then a bloke came out of the saloon and handed out two glasses of red wine.

I would love to know why there are so many more keen male sailors than female

the stats on the ktl films from youtube tell a story

D

 

[vyv_cox]

I remember reading Ellen's book that her grandmother was a tremendous influence . Gave her the drive and encouragement at the right time.

But she was too busy preparing her boat for a race to go to Gran's funeral. Says something.

 

[mjcoon]

one of the weird things over the past eight seasons of sailing around the UK I have yet to see a woman sailing a yacht single handed nor yet to see an all women crew

Hardly a comparison with circumnavigators, but years ago on flotilla in Yugoslavia there was a yacht with six young women on board. But it turned out only three were sailors, the other three thought there would be lots of sun-lounging. The latter soon took to going to the next rendezvous by ferry if they could find one!

Mike.

 

[laika]

I diagnose cabin fever.

Apparently pointless statement of gender stereotypes? I diagnose SEO for the blog

 

[webcraft]

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My wife was a better sailor than me in many respects.

One of the most admirable was her ability to sleep off-watch in pretty much any conditions. When we were hove to in an unexpected storm off Porto Santo in 2006 she took her wet things off, climbed into a sleeping bag and was soon snoring. I on the other hand spent several anxious hours reading accounts of lightning strikes, putting hand held electronics into tins and periodically peering pointlessly into the maelstrom.

- W

 

[Robin]

The girls in my YC did/do well, 3 did the olympics and see here http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?422986-Go-girls-GO! We had an excellent lady commodore too at one time.

 

[[70521]]

But she was too busy preparing her boat for a race to go to Gran's funeral. Says something.

Life is for the living?

Note: I don't care if I am the only one at my funeral (just as long as somebody starts the fire); I have a firm belief that live is for the living.