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Why is it that so many women have such a bad reaction to sailing when the boat starts to heel? Otherwise competent, confident ladies are reduced to nervous wrecks with a 20 degree heel. And of course there are plenty of great women sailors who have no problem with this - so what's your secret lady sailors? And how can I get my wife/daughter/sister/friends to relax and enjoy the ride?
Yes, I (a 55 year old, 190 lb. man) am still getting used to even 15 degrees of heel, and work on that every time I go out. So, I guess in the case of women who get antsy about excessive heeling (or sometimes heeling at all) I guess I sail like a girl.
I suppose there are worse thing in this world....
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