Mary;

My wife is my crew. She views sailing as my passion although she loves to sail recreationally. I would suggest that many of us are in the same situation in that our wives like to go sailing but the boats are 'our deal'. Before the kids and before the tenure-track professor position, she was far more interested in sailing. Don't get me wrong, she loves to sail but her passion is the kids and her profession. Sailing to her is something you do on weekends for fun.

And I agree with you that this post is way more important than my gelcoat post. For if my wife is not interested in sailing, than I will have to find another crew and I like to sail with my family. But then again, the bottoms of my hulls really are scratched up!

bob klein