No I was well, I meant the weather was bad, cold, rain and blowing pretty hard. They haven't turned on the water yet so she hasn't been able to wash her boat since before winter. You have to remember us southern lake sailors are not the hard core MN you all are! Normally her boat is actually one of the cleanest ones but nothing in our marine is in mint condition.
It is a US Sailing class called, learn to sail, she is teaching it as a hybrid right now as she is a small boat instructor so we are getting all our instruction on keel boats instead of the dingy sailboats. I knew going in it wasn't exactly what I wanted (Basic Keelboat cert) but it is a nice first step, supports the club, and get's us more formal training. She also plans to have us all out in the summer and teach us the sunfish sail boats too, the club has about a dozen available to members to us for free. Abby is pretty excited to get to play with them this summer, Dad isn't terribly excited to be flipping around in the small wet boats...
For my daughter and I we are probably a bit farther ahead then some, but I really wanted to spend time in a controlled learning environment. Abby loved it and she did a lot more then what I have her do so she is learning new things and that makes me more comfortable. The instructor told me she is working with US Sailing to get our club/her certified for basic keel boat and this summer she is taking that course work to become a basic keelboat instructor. We have a blue book that we will get items and skills signed off as a nice first step in a record of our abilities too.