Bob wrote:
On Feb 10, 7:27 pm, wrote:

Thats why I sail by myself........ youre doomed.

When my daugter was 10 yo I would ask her if she wanted to go sailing.
SOmetimes she said yes if she didnt have a sleep over or somthing more
important to a ten yo. On board I described all the jobs there were on
a boat. Then asked which one she wanted to do One of the jobs was
passanger, when she was 14 i created a new nob. DeeJay/ She liked that
job lots for a while. She stoped wanting to go sailing after a while.
that was cool. now I sail by myself.

My daughter is 20 now and I am single. Ahh, sweet silence and a
daugher who loves her dad.
The best of both worlds
Bob

Last year I gave 16yo ultimatum, get a job or go on vacation with Dad.
You are NOT going to lay around the house all summer. Having had a job
for the last three years this did not sound like too much of a threat in
February. However......................................

She ended up with me. ****ed and grumpy and foul.

To be fair to her it was a tough trip. To be fair to me she was bound
and determined to make me, and everyone in contact, miserable. There is
miserable and then there is rude. 90% of her time was spent holding
down the settee cushion while playing some computer game. The funny
thing is that the one thing she enjoyed on the whole trip was helping me
do some rewiring. She did a good job (except with that whole +/- thing,
ya know) and even later said that it was "enjoyable." Go figure.

I have had the boat three summers. Done about 2000 miles. Before
taking delivery I had Wife and Daughter do a keel boat course. Wife
studied for test and got 96, Daughter watched Capt Bob and got a 92.
Wife has sailed onboard ONCE. Still gets "pointy end" confused with
"other end." Wears Scopalomine to go to West Marine. She will be ground
crew as long as I don't climb mast (I hate this @#$@ boat and I @#$#$@
hate you!!!!!!!.) BTW I have steps, and harness, and have worked as
lineman. Wife insisted I sign a pre-boatual agreement that I would keep
my "mistress" out of her sight.

Once they went home I had some of the most lovely and peaceful and
tranquil sailing. Just wonderful...........and lonely.

Ah, the enigma.