I reckon they're a lot better than men because they're more used to sorting out family problems & keeping things tidy & if they're half decent looking men will jump to obey. Thoughts?
...that depends of course on whether it is? At present we do not know, could be just a normal male observation. Made of course in a completely neutral and supportive way the way that men do. (especially approaching mothers day and looking to gain maximum brownie points...creep!) )
I run the boat and the Management runs me. When I step out of line, by for example shouting to make sure she can hear me, she accuses me of embarrassing her and sulks. I am then left single handed and get no further co-operation until I can get round to the hugs and kisses bit.
Still my experience has been that girls on the whole are better helms than men. The concentrate better on the task in hand and have a more intuitive feel for a boat then most men.
I agree that women are often better helmspersons than blokes,but why do we usually equate steering with captaincy?Naval captains don't actually drive I assume.
I've often noticed that when couples sail together,the bloke does the heavy work ,holding the tiller, whilst the girls do the easy stuff like pulling up the anchor, fending off the pontoon etc. Obviously that's just the natural order of things.Wheres my tin hat?
(a) Of course she can't - she is a woman
(b) I don't encourage my crew to throw ropes - even if there is someone to catch them. (Last time I ended up with a bent pulpit)
(a) That's crap (IMHO). Women are much better at throwing ropes than blokes, mainly because they get more practice I suppose - Mr B is shit at throwing a rope.
(b) No one is allowed to jump off the boat onto the pontoon, it's too dangerous. It's better to repair your boat than your family.
Is this a raggie/stinkpot thing - I mean the rope throwing/jumping off the boat differences?
I agree you don't jump ashore - you step ashore from the shrouds. Throwing ropes to people on the pontoon is frowned upon since they always pull at the wrong time.
It may well be the difference in boats - it is comparatively easy (and safe) to step ashore from my boat as it is only a few inches above the pontoon.
In all seriousness - I almost never throw a rope while sailing - the only time I do is when taking lines ashore when rafted up.