Normally, family sailin just stresses me to the max so I really like
solo sailin. However, my sis in law was visitin (I live in N. FL) from
Chicago with her two loud young brats and she really wanted to go
sailing so I agreed and took my 9 yr old daughter too. In spite of
them bein loud and obnoxious yankees, they all stayed outa my way (they
sat on the high side and I sat steerin on the low side). I offerred to
let em steer but they was too scared to so I had a great time.
Normally, I have people all over the damn cockpit so I can hardly do
anything but they just sat on the coaming and watched dolphins. I am
still tryin to figger out why I enjoyed this so much when my own family
makes me crazy on the boat. It might be that if her kids had fallen
overboard I'd consider it an improvement whereas I really want o
protect mine (I did make all kids tie in). Am still puzzlin over it.