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    Posted: 08 Mar 05 at 12:19pm
Lol poor u. oh well never mind.
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i think that girls are sometimes lazyer than boys.
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that could be true...... but just sometimes!
you can even take your dad to help you! i´m sailing 14 with him and he can rig the boat better than me! or make so much mistakes that nobody can look at it without helping you. sometimes it works!
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Sailing's big advantage compared to other sports is that both sexes and all age ranges can compete on relatively equal terms.

I think - and I expect to be flamed a bit for this - is that as with other sports, girls tend to be less competitive than boys and maybe that's the reason there aren't more of them?

Trying to increase female participation is an issue for most sports. Does anyone have any suggestions how clubs can make themselves more attractive/appeal more to girls?
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i love the aspect that i´m able to sail against boys. it´s great! some women are maybe afraid of stepping into a community full of men or are just frightened of sailing (or the disgrace) or the see no opportunity to learn it. for the beginning maybe a starter training for girls only. had one of those at my club and a huge amount of mothers took part. the disatvantage is you need someone who´s looking after your children.
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I think it depends on the strength... most girls in heavy winds wouldn't be able to right a boat like men can. They struggle because their build is different to a guys.Sailing two man boats.. its probably better that a girl crews as the girls are generally more agile and lightfooted.
Competition isn't really a factor in my mind. some people just don't like racing. some do. I know guys who only go out because they want to sail.
Spot is right about women being afraid of a large male community but i really can't see anything better!  

As for encouraging girls to sail.. i suggest more of it on tv and possibly as an extra curricular thing at school/college...
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surely the way to more girls is finding some good looking boys (sometimes tricky in a sailing club i know!) that would do the trick in no time!
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so bring us the good looking guys!!
lasergurl, i couldn´t have said it any better! it´s great fun being in such a community! think ellen macarthur did a good start with it. even the german noticed that someone rounded the world in a boat and made a new record and above all thaT it was a woman
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lol yeah good for her is all i can say.
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I reckon Ellen should inspire a few more girls, and anyway there are diff. classes for different weighted people, so lighter girls couuld sail smaller boats.
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