any female that has the gumption to sail with this bunch of miscreants and malcontents gets my sympathy vote!

If they weren't so much fun to hang out with I'd say "run for the hills"...oh, wait, that's where we live (cue banjo music).

But seriously, it's usually the guys' fault anyway. And I speak with authority. I lost to a singlehander who only sailed one day this weekend (thanks for that boot in the nuts, Frank)