[Rhodes22-list] Non-sailing Spouses (was Vancouver, BC)

[Mary Lou Troy]

There might be a 4th category: mutual interest & active partner. It 
could be considered as part of #3 but I think it is a step from 
enjoying sailing to being an active sailor and being a participant in 
all the decisions about the boat and sailing. In that case each 
participates in keeping the other interested. It probably means I 
don't have anything else to add to this discussion as Fred and I both 
had very little experience sailing but were very interested in it 
when we met. It grew as a mutual interest.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 02:02 AM 1/16/2009, you wrote:
>I'm curious, why is she a "decidedly non-sailing wife"?
>
>My wife "went along" with me on the sailboat thing, until I did some
>things that made her enjoy the experience more. I'd be curious hearing
>from the list. I'm sure everyone's spouse or significant other fits into
>one of three categories:
>
>1 Decidedly non-sailing
>2 Ambivalent about sailing
>3 Enjoys sailing
>
>If your spouse is in category 1 or 2, what is it about the sport that
>keeps them from moving up a level? If they are in 2 or 3, what are you
>doing that keeps them from moving down a level?
>
>Face it, if your spouse or SO participates in your hobby, whatever it
>is, you will get to enjoy it more. If he/she does not, you'll often be
>faced with the decision of leave them behind or leave the sport behind.
>Neither is a good choice.
>
>Metaphor wrote:
> > A couple of questions:
> >
> > I will be in Vancouver, BC in mid June with my decidedly non-sailing wife.
> > However:
> >
> > We will be there a week, and as you know, absence makes the heart 
> go fonder,
> > so, are there any Rhodes' sailors in Vancouver?  And if so, what would be a
> > good diversion for a couple of hours to get my wife off on her own while I
> > mooched a ride on the Pacific, dodging whales and such? (hint, hint...)
> >
> > More broadly, what is good and not so good, from personal experience as to
> > what to do (or not to) and where to (or not to) stay while in Vancouver, or
> > Victoria BC?
> >
> > Another sailing related question, are there any Rhodes currently sailing in
> > Europe, especially in Germany?
> >
>
>--
>Herb Parsons
>
>
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