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Its all been covered here
Reef early. If I remember correct the T22 is a tender boat, so if you are not wanting to push it and race reef early.
I do not agree with letting her hold the mainsheet it may be too hard to release in a big gust and if she is unable to release it, she may loose confidence in sailing and the boat.
Do not take a newby racing, unless they are an adrenaline seeker, and like working in a hostile, chaotic environment. It is overwhelming and uncomfortable to the average person and there is too much going on to learn much and too many opportunities for a negative experience. Or at least find the least competitive boat in the fleet, that does not yell. There are boats that are not competive and still yell like crazy. It gives the rest of the fleet a good laugh.
My first official date with my fiance was as rail meat on the boat I raced on back then. She likes sailing but hated the way people barked orders of where and how to sit. We went racing again recently and she was bored when the conditions were moderate and talked about how cool it was when the microburst hit and the boat was on it's ear.
There was a local women's only sailing seminar in town here and I signed her up. She sat through a class that covered some theory then spent a couple of hours in a Cat22 with a women who had spent months cruising the Puget Sound with her huband then decided to build their onw steel boat. She was allowed to helm the boat and make decisions on when to tack and such and came back with a new love for sailing. So much so when I found a boat for sale she was enthusiastic abouth the plan.
Jordan
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