On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:25:26 -0500, Larry wrote:



Look up and down your dock. How many wives and teenagers are qualified
sailors and helmsmen on all those other dock condos on your particular
dock. How many wives have NEVER handled the boat by themselves?

See why it took so long?

April 29 we launch. By May 5 I want to have the mast in and the wife
backing the boat out and me just taking notes. We plan on living
aboard in a very few years and we need to close the gap between her
decent but scattered experience and my more methodical approach.

R.