FAQ About International Women Sailing > Communication that works (3 entries)
It doesn't matter who is right or who is wrong or how uncomfortable the question, you've got to ask. If you and your sailing partner clam up, get mad or otherwise give up being honest, sailing together is doomed. Here are a few examples of what works.
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Use hand signals. Always turn towards your partner so they can see your face, see that you are talking and maybe, just maybe you won't have to yell. My voice is ...
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Don't let a lack of terms stop you. That said, everyone should try to learn the basics of port and starboard; the two most common sails: main and jib; and know ...
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While family documents show Cronkhite spelled a half dozen ways, my father, grandfather and great-grandfather were Cronkhite with an h. According to letters in my grandmother's archives, my grandfather's brother, ...