I concur absolutely with little sister on this. Good posting W.
Well there is actually…….the woman behind the skipper.From personel experience my father although the capitain was emotionally dependant on my mother and I freely admit although the wife still cannot tie a bloody bowline she sort of is the mainspring of the whole enterpriseI concur absolutely with little sister on this. Good posting W.
And the sport is retracting in numbers.
Anything to encourage more women to hop behind the helm has to be a healthy thing..
Heck, somewheres unbeknown to us there may well exist a “women boat owners forum “ with its own line of jokes too
How would we know?
I like your thinking.Well there is actually…….the woman behind the skipper.From personel experience my father although the capitain was emotionally dependant on my mother and I freely admit although the wife still cannot tie a bloody bowline she sort of is the mainspring of the whole enterprise
They are a bit shit if they get wet though…Books work without electricity or anything ,just open it….In defense of Littlesister though he can no doubt fight his own corner why do you have to get socross
Or coffee stains!
Depends. Ms Winch is the coolest person I have ever known under pressure. A razor sharp mind with the ability to prioritise in an instant. If I went overboard, and even if she lost sight, I just know she'd be yanking on all the right bits and making all the right noises in the right places.
I freely admit although the wife still cannot tie a bloody bowline she sort of is the mainspring of the whole enterprise
Odd comment. The tone here is that women cant do it, in which case I'd be dead.She would have to would't she
There is no bloke to take overall command
I did not suggest women could not cope.(you would probably still die anyway; as suggested by some reports on unsuccesseful recoveries). I made the point that when the chips were really down it would not surprise me if the male would not assume command. (I was waiting for a response)You said that if you went overboard your wife would still be in charge. I did not say that she could not deal with the problem. I only suggested that the case of a man thus taking control could not possibly happen anyway because he was in the water. So the hypothetical situation of the husband taking charge does not apply. You seem to have missed that point. I was not denegrating the role of the female
Wow. I think you need to get out and meet more of this generation's women sailors. If you are looking for British role models, look no further than Pip Hare and Sam Davies in the Vendee fleet. I doubt many here could have matched Pip's response in the Southern Ocean when her mast came down last year - definitely a serious emergency. And Ellie Driver's recent performance as rookie, amongst an inspirational group of young French women sailors, in this year's particularly punchy Solitaire du Figaro was very impressive. There is no shortage of women who can, maybe we just need consign some of the attitudes expressed in this thread to the history books so more want to enjoy our sport / pastime.
I am not talking about professional sailors. The ones that you are talking about are a relative few on the grand scheme of things
I often race our yacht double handed offshore with either my wife or my daughter. Both perfectly capable co-skippers and when things go wrong, we work as a team to sort them out. And if I were in trouble, I'd be happy that they would know what do. In the club fleet I sail with, there are plenty of other examples like that too. The mixed double handed team is now very common. And if you want a counter example, I listened to a Mayday call this summer where the man who started the call was clearly in a state of distress and panic. He was quickly replaced on the radio by a woman who was cool, calm, clear and decisive. My worry is more about the way many women still get treated when they go sailing - whether that is by their husbands or other male sailors - and as a result decide to stay at home.
You havent met my wife!Standing on the quay at Exmouth as a coaster was outward bound and for some reason I was mildly surprised as a woman stepped out of the wheelhouse and bellowed an order in a strange language,that was in the 70snow women are everywhere taking charge…..except on the British cruising yacht
Yeah... And you're still coming across as distinctly out of touch...
