Wooing the Spouse
He read her the cruising yarns aloud. Three days offshore, she was on the sole of the head, praying for a sleep that never fully arrived.
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Practice Safe (Sail) Sets
…Or, Tip #4 in Surviving a Sailing Relationship I read recently about a couple who purchased a boat and upgraded it with all the money they had intending to sail off into the sunset. The second day out they ran aground, the boat sank, and they lost everything (they are safe ashore). Unlucky or unprepared?…
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Anything He Can Do….
Anything He Can Do…. She Can Do Better! …Or Tip #3 in Surviving a Sailing Relationship Sailing is chock a block full of cruising couples of the traditional nature (ie one man and one woman) who have adopted the traditional skipper/first mate roles. Having befriended many of these couples, or simply just had a bar…
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Bored of the Same Techniques? Try a Bahamian or a Forked Moor!
.. Or Tip #2 in Surviving a Sailing Relationship. They say that variety is the spice of life and to keep a sailing relationship fresh, you sometimes have to vary your techniques. For example, when was the last time you used a different anchoring technique? In fact, have you ever? Or do you just stick…
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Zen and the Art of Anchoring…
There’s no need to shout to each other when anchoring or raising the anchor. With some pre-prepared hand signals you can keep the peace.
