I've been lucky. My first admiral was gung-ho for almost anything thrilling, so sailing on the windows was not a problem. We used to take our Coronado 15 dinghy out into the ocean from Marina del Rey and up to Santa Monica and back - surfing down the side of waves on the way back. (she then co-drove the IMSA 911)....
Second admiral was much the same way - another 911 person - now the co-owner of Penniless - and running second in the Wednesday night B fleet (has a first place trophy from a few years back). Current admiral was raised by a father with an old Alden 46 yawl. After many summers spent sanding and varnishing, he would take it out when the wind was over 15, so it would move. Now, she doesn't like it when the rail is not close to the waves. As I said, I'm lucky. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 9:41 AM Subject: Stus-List wife dosen't like it when the boat leans I'm in the same boat (Pun intended) The kids dig it, every one except the dog and my wife loves to hang out on the rail when the wind pipes up. No matter how much I tell my wife that the lake winds and little chop are not even close to being a challenge for a boat that was meant for offshore racing / cruising she just sits there worried.. My biggest problem is that she does not participate much anymore. The few times she was grinding or doing something she kinda got into it. We tried her at the helm many times, she does not have much of a feel for it and typically looses focus which turns into luffing / half tacks.. When I try to talk her through it, she takes it as a personal dig on her sailing skills. Obviously, she's a bit short on skills, she's have never sailed before. My next attempt is to get her to take lessons from the local guy at the marina. (We're overdue for formal stuff) I meant to do it last year but much needed boat maintenance / updates drained the available funds. I figure (Hope) she'll be more receptive to the instructor's advice and instructions. I think if we can get her busy on the boat, she'll enjoy it better. -Francois 1990 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, Georgia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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