On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:05:09 GMT, "Roger Long"
wrote:

I’d appreciate leads and, better, recommendations on where she could
go during the winter to learn how to sail a small boat around and know
what the sails and forces are doing on the big boat from experience
rather than just books and my explanations.

Off Shore Sailing School runs a fairly good program in some nice
southern locations, although not in dinghys:

http://www.offshore-sailing.com/


Some of the Club Meds offer sailing lessons in small boats:

http://www.clubmed.us