Barbara we all have a few scary dock stories to tell, even the men! ;-)
But here is my wife's story. I remarried a year ago after losing my wife to
cancer 6 years ago.
My wife of one year has been learning to sail for 2 seasons now.
When she started she noticed around the marina that the only people who
talked to her were other women.
Long story short, today she races and is our full time helmslady. She has
been out in the good, the bad and the ugly and is respected by everyone,
even the guys.
Anyone who mumbles about woman at the helm has forgotten about their own
faux pas situations.
Good on you, keeping sailing!
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
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Since my darling husband decided to jump ship and file for divorce, I left
the dock with myself at the helm just this past weekend. My brother and his
buddy who knows nothing about sAiling were along and I'm so glad they were.
Leaving the dock wAs a bit tricky since the tide and wind was against us and
against the Atomic 4. We wound up backing out of the marina breakwaters
after fending off successfully several boats. Embarrassing? Yes but a great
lesson. And unfortunately upon return, there were mumblings about a "woman
at the helm ". It wasn't pretty but there was no damage.
Barbara Hickson Fellers
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