On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:45:50 GMT, "Capt.Mooron"
wrote:


"katy" wrote in message

sheesh Scout....Let me explain this very carefully for you....most women
do better learning to sail from someone they are not emotionally involved
with...you know, the old control issue thing...Does your wife want to swap
you when you sail together?

Nonsense...... it's not a control issue in a proper relationship. It's a
security issue resulting from a sailor's lack of confidence in themselves.
I've seen wives screaming at their husbands during what was a routine tactic
or procedure as well as men yelling at their wives. It comes down to
trust... like all relationships.

The cure for this is Rum in generous quantities while underway...... :-)


However, one must be careful, particularly with spouses. From the log
of the SV "Never Better" Endeavor 38, Summer of '89, BVI, under the
category of "things we learned on this cruise".

"The rum ration, a longstanding tradition whereby the British Navy
controlled both the timing and the amount of libations by the crew, is
both practical and necessary. We discovered this after observing
Helen and Sheri, when left to their own devices, with regard to the
pain killers".

"A consensus decision concerning the itinerary is mathematically
impossible with eight people and two boats".

"Sidney has discovered the meaning of life and he is not telling
anyone"!