Before the Great Refit, often when my wife and I went out for an afternoon sail it went like this:
Me: “Honey, could you just take in on the mainsheet a bit?” Wife, putting down her knitting and cranking: “Is that enough?” “Yes. Thanks” Wife goes back to knitting. “Honey, could ease the traveler down a bit?” Wife: “Okay… Is that enough?” Me: “Yes. Thanks.” Me in a few seconds: “Could you bring the traveler up a bit?” (after cranking in on the jib” Wife: “Your racing again, aren’t you?” Me: “Well, there’s a boat on the horizon and I think he’s pointing higher than us.” Wife: “Really…?” Me: “Just pull it up a little bit, okay?” Wife goes back to knitting… AKA: Competition Cruising. Cheers, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > On Apr 22, 2015, at 8:28 PM, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Me: Having too much fun to really quite grasp that no one else is. > > This is why I often sail singlehanded. Wife, son, and dog got tired of my > general yahoo approach to sailing even on a cruise. > > Martin DeYoung > Calypso > 1971 C&C 43 > Seattle > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Andrew > Frame via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 4:43 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Crew duties during a race > > > My crew: > > Spouse: Hanging on tightly convinced we're going to capsize when we heel. > > Daughter: Total lack of situational awareness, particularly noticeable when > on the foredeck, we're coming about and the jib and lines proceed to mummify > her. > > Son: Panic-frozen in place, terrified of the body-hugging apparatus called a > PFD. > > Me: Having too much fun to really quite grasp that no one else is. > > > Andrew > C&C 24 > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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