We took our last overnight (2 or 3 nights, actually, on a Nonsuch 30) when my
wife was 8 months pregnant. We wanted to go ashore but my wife didn't want to
help with the dink, so we rowed over to a dink-less cruiser and asked if they
wanted to go ashore. They were a bit taken aback when they realized our true
motive.

We went out the following two weeks, but not for an overnight. At 8 3/4 months,
we took a tour of a newly commissioned destroyer. My wife got a lot of stares
as she waddled around, but I think she passed on a few of the companionways and
ladders.

The baby was onboard at 10 days, sailing at three weeks, and carried around the
Newport Boat Show at 5 weeks. Now has maybe 10,000 miles under her keel,
including a full year aboard.

She'd trade it all for a pony in a heartbeat!



"Slambram" wrote in message
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My girlfriend's 8-month pregnant sister wants to come out on the boat
with us for a day. She seems surprisingly unconcerned about any risks
associated with being on a boat. I'm not a doctor so i don't know how
much risk is involved, but as the captain it's my responsibility and
ultimately my call. We would be going to an inland lake instead of
the "big lake" (St. Clair, MI), but a cruiser wake here and there is
still inevitable.

Would you want anything to do with this responsibility, or am i making
much ado about nothing?

Thanks, -JZ