While you hold the helm most of the time, do you reverse roles with your significant other when it's time to dock the boat? Is the switch something you do regularly, or just in certain conditions? Could your SO dock if he/she had to? Were the new roles hard to learn, or was it easier than you suspected? Share your partner swapping stories here, then vote in this week's Quick Quiz at the bottom of the home page.
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Todd Osborne
If you haven't, You'd better!
It struck me the first year my wife & I were out on our boat and something fell in the water. My wife was at the helm & I had to take over to get us back to the item (shoe) before it sank. What would happen if it was me that fell overboard? Believe me it is in YOUR best interest to have someone else on the boat who is capable of handling it!
It struck me the first year my wife & I were out on our boat and something fell in the water. My wife was at the helm & I had to take over to get us back to the item (shoe) before it sank. What would happen if it was me that fell overboard? Believe me it is in YOUR best interest to have someone else on the boat who is capable of handling it!
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Dale Borts
Rather stay married
No, I could imagine a few marital issues if their should be a problem during the docking event. I do think she could do it if she had to.
No, I could imagine a few marital issues if their should be a problem during the docking event. I do think she could do it if she had to.
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Dave McCarthy
Crew your own boat
I give the helm over to my Lady often. I enjoy crewing on my own boat! I learn more about her (both of them) every time !!!! We double hand often and in shorthanded situations all hands need to be accomplished at all tasks!! As for docking, we have an inside end slip with no room for error !!! I still do the driving there !!!! But, I am teaching her the nuances of slipping a 19,500 lb fiberglass needle into the slip... Fair winds !!!!
I give the helm over to my Lady often. I enjoy crewing on my own boat! I learn more about her (both of them) every time !!!! We double hand often and in shorthanded situations all hands need to be accomplished at all tasks!! As for docking, we have an inside end slip with no room for error !!! I still do the driving there !!!! But, I am teaching her the nuances of slipping a 19,500 lb fiberglass needle into the slip... Fair winds !!!!
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Richard Webber
Get Lessons!
Here's what I plan to do. When we got our C30 I took motoring lessons from a local instructor who used to own a C30. He showed me how to dock the boat safely into our slip. I plan to have my wife take some lessons from the same guy - without me there (I'll stay at home and look after the kids). Docking a boat is a tricky operation with potential high risk of damage. I don't think there are many couples who could have one teach the other without conflict. When my wife is confident with the lessons I'll do the lines for her and try to keep my mouth shut.
Here's what I plan to do. When we got our C30 I took motoring lessons from a local instructor who used to own a C30. He showed me how to dock the boat safely into our slip. I plan to have my wife take some lessons from the same guy - without me there (I'll stay at home and look after the kids). Docking a boat is a tricky operation with potential high risk of damage. I don't think there are many couples who could have one teach the other without conflict. When my wife is confident with the lessons I'll do the lines for her and try to keep my mouth shut.
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John J
Docking
We have the 310 and I encourage my wife to dock. For the most part it is just the two of us on the boat, why wouldn't you make sure your partner is capabable of sailing and docking the boat if something happened to you. Sailors generally take pride in being prepared, and this is just one more phase of it.
We have the 310 and I encourage my wife to dock. For the most part it is just the two of us on the boat, why wouldn't you make sure your partner is capabable of sailing and docking the boat if something happened to you. Sailors generally take pride in being prepared, and this is just one more phase of it.
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Gary Jensen
docking the boat!
Although my wife will take the wheel anytime I ask her, I never have asked her to berth it. The margin of error is too great. Last week we berthed at an unfamilar berth. While coming down the fairway with 30 knots of cross winds, it got real sticky!!!!!We were going into a 36 foot berth with a 380 Catalina,which meant a very narrow fairway (40 feet)...I noticed a raft tied behind a boat when I started down the fairway. To my suprise, there was a diver under the raft and he was crossing the fairway under water at the exact wrong time to clean another boat. Holloring did not work, he was under water. We all know how Catalinas back to starbourd (which is what I needed). I did get in the berth, but it was tough. If my wife would have had the helm under those conditions, it would not have worked...
Although my wife will take the wheel anytime I ask her, I never have asked her to berth it. The margin of error is too great. Last week we berthed at an unfamilar berth. While coming down the fairway with 30 knots of cross winds, it got real sticky!!!!!We were going into a 36 foot berth with a 380 Catalina,which meant a very narrow fairway (40 feet)...I noticed a raft tied behind a boat when I started down the fairway. To my suprise, there was a diver under the raft and he was crossing the fairway under water at the exact wrong time to clean another boat. Holloring did not work, he was under water. We all know how Catalinas back to starbourd (which is what I needed). I did get in the berth, but it was tough. If my wife would have had the helm under those conditions, it would not have worked...
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Susan
I am the unusual, I, a female am the captain of the boat and hubbie the crew. I find when docking it is smarter to have a strong person not at the helm (I have a tiller) but one that can get off boat or hold her or push her away from dock or any other object.
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Final results
Final results for the Quick Quiz ending 7/10/00: Does your Signficant Other take the helm for docking? 50% Never (74) 25% Seldom (37) 14% Often (22) 07% Always (11)
Final results for the Quick Quiz ending 7/10/00: Does your Signficant Other take the helm for docking? 50% Never (74) 25% Seldom (37) 14% Often (22) 07% Always (11)
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