"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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Roger Long wrote:
"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote

Has NO (snip) female crew members ...


Now, that part of the whole rant I can easily believe

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Roger Long


I'm finding out that the whole idea of "all female crew" is a bit
"different".

I've been working with the local ASA school to get my instructor
certification.

So I often find myself on a Catalina 310 with six women, or a J22
with three.

I'm not complaining, mind you.

But it's different.


Yep, it's different. Enjoyable... they think about and do things quite a bit
differently. I had three women students last season on a J-24 in the bay.
They were by far the best students, even though they had the same level of
experience. They worked together better, especially during COB drills. They
trusted each other more than male students, and they used their brains
rather than just their muscles to get things done. I would much rather teach
women. There may be competition aspects between boats, but there's no place
for it on the same boat, and I've had male students get into that all too
often.

I think you'll find the real challenge will be when you have a mix of men
and women. The women tend to be less likely to volunteer, and the men tend
to either want to take over or be condescending or have a lack of patience.

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