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

Blue Heron sloopblueheron at gmail.com
Fri Jan 16 18:48:26 EST 2009


My wife doesn't like it "tippy", has to have good back support in the
cockpit, wants to see over the cabin easily and doesn't want to go up and
down stairs to get to the toilet.  With infinite sail adjustment possible
with all furling sails and other boat design features, I'm stuck with an
R22.

Rick

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Alan Robertson <bigal_61 at msn.com> wrote:

> Because she throws up when the boat heels more than 5 degrees? Good reason
> if you're tired of mopping up!
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>   hparsons wrote:
>  >
>  > I'm curious, why is she a "decidedly non-sailing wife"?
>  >
>  > 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.
>  >
>  >
>
>  My wife and share a lot of interests, but we also have other interests
> that
>  don't coincide.  We both are relatively outdoorsy people. She's just not
>  interested in sailing, but is very encouraging about my own participation
> in
>  the sport.  She's been out a couple of times, and we regularly hike and
> sea
>  kayak together.  It's just not her thing, and I respect that, so, other
> than
>  the occasional offer to go sailing once in a while, I don't push it.  I've
>  never felt that I lose something if she's not there, and I've never been
>  pressed to leave sailing behind.
>
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