I definitely consider myself to be a Tomboy, but I don’t think I fall into the butch category. I’m not drop dead gorgeous or anything like that, but I’m certainly not butch, and, I am very competitive and very much into sailing.
I’m wondering where it is that you sail because all the women that I know through sailing are not butch types at all. Some maybe more competitive and into sailing than others but its not distinguished by their appearance.
(Unless you are referring to women outside of the sport of catamaran sailing. Then I can’t comment)

By the way, I too wish I was exposed to sailing at an earlier age.

Tracie