learn to sail bareboat...

[kootenay]

Regarding the wifes interest...I had to drag my wife kicking and screaming to the liveaboard course. Once she got onboard she discovered she loved it and is totally converted. She managed to get through the course and emerged doing fairly well. She is definitely "very competent crew" and if I am hurt I know she can get us back to shore on her own. That is an advantage. Of course as we look for our first boat she is still more concerned about the interior layout and less about the quality of fittings on deck. I spent some time explaining to her that the boat with Harken roller furling and Harken self trailing winches was more interesting to me that the one with the new seat covers in the settee area.

I knew I had lost the moment I opened my mouth. Now looking for a compromise.