How to keep it afloat

About this book

95% plus are couples sailing together on a boat. You must rely on each others skills and abilities first for fun, but more important for safety. This book was written in response to all those couples who have been challenged with finding a way to work together as partners on the boat.

Just like there are differences between mono-hulls and multi-hulls so there are differences between men and women. You would not say that one is better than the other but just different.

This book is for the women who has had one too many teary moments of either not understanding the process, terms or what is the right thing to do to being terrified of what they don’t understand or how to respond correctly. And worse of all having their fears dismissed, which prevents her heart from fully enjoying what is possible. For women who don’t want to be yelled at and who feel they know they could understand what is going on if only someone would explain it right!

For men when you will begin to understand how your women learns, processes and communicates differently., you will have a better understanding of how to help her not only learn so she can help, but help her to love sailing as much as you do. And guys, if you want your wife/girlfriends to develop a passion for the sea as you have, then you need to understand that women can get there, but they just need to come from a different approach.

In the Book

Captain Josie discusses how couples can better work together by understanding the gender differences. Men and women learn, process and communicate differently. Not good, not bad, just different.

What are the top 20 issues that hold some women back from becoming confident sailors?

In this book you will learn 14 gender differences that make a difference including:

1) How we differ in our goals and needs, 

2) Verbal and non-verbal communication, 

3) The difference in linear learning and visual learning, 

4) The hierarchy vs. team approach, 

5) Overall and end results, 

6) Handling crisis

We will also discuss those ever important issues:

  • To yell or not to yell? Is there a time to yell? When is yelling appropriate? 
  • How to avoid the pitfalls of miscommunication, fire drills and being a spectacle when docking and anchoring. 
  • What things are most important to men vs. women and how to help or hurt your sailing mate? 
  • Simple things guys can do to help his mate more interested and willing to go the distance and achieve the dream, and ways to sabotage the whole plan.

Disclaimer: Don’t get your knickers in a twist about “gender differences”. I don’t cater to woke and being “politically correct.” Please go to another website if you are offended. There are both male and female differences. Even as a woman, I have some masculine tendencies and recognizing those differences can make the difference in your learning and experiences.