Where Are The Women

Discussion in 'All Things Boats & Boating' started by Wynand N, Dec 5, 2004.

  1. Wynand N
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    Wynand N Retired Steelboatbuilder

    Hi everyone :)

    Are there any women in this forum :?: Or are we just a bunch of MCP's?

    Women are quite active in other forums (Cruisers Forum comes to mind). Surely we can do with a few of them around, always nice to have a womans perspective as well, even how crooked it may be.

    Fair winds

    Wynand Nortje
     
  2. Robert Gainer
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    Women

    Now that you bring it up, I don’t think I have ever run into any women in the business of design except for Charles Street’s daughter who worked at S & S. Are any women attending the schools of yacht design such as the Landing School or YDI in Maine.?
     
  3. MikeJohns
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    This is an issue we often talk about in enginnering circles. But due to the reverberations of the 80's feminist movement it's considered bad form to highlight differences between the ability of sexes. It seems that it's suddenly OK to talk about this with a number of recently released books such as "Brain sex.." and "The difference..."

    It's got something to do with the physiological differences in the brains between men and women. The male brain is considerably better at 3d mental perception (tests suggest up to 25 % better). The term "spacial ability " that refers to the brains ability to model complexity, leads to mens dominance of fields such as music composure, chess, complex 3d engineering design.

    It's not that women can't do it, it's just that men find it naturally easier due to brain physiology. Our society naturally favours the more gifted in any discipline so we end up dominating certain fields.
     
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    Bone idol (delibrate mis-spell) more like! Make of that as you wish
     
  5. kach22i
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    You mean you want to introduce females to the forum?

    the organised and forced harassment through female seductresses:eek:

    You have to read the Penguin thread to get the joke.:p
     
  6. safewalrus
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    Hell no! Pity the poor bloody penguin! maybe there wern't enough girls to go round = in a german zoo, no chance it would be just right:confused: :p
     
  7. Matt Lingley
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    Have to say there is some real hot french and italian chicks on the yacht design course I'm on... The ultimate chat up line is 'I've got the use of *boat name* this saturday, any of you girls fancy a sail?'. You just can't beat sailing on a sunny day with three fine young ladies on a quick sportsboat...

    Hmmm can I rub that in anymore?
     
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    Some of us retreat to sea from the wench at home:rolleyes:
     
  9. boltonprofiles
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    I am with you on that Gonzo, have done for years, mind you Matt Lingley's idea sounds good to me............
     
  10. boltonprofiles
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    On second thoughts I don't want to do that as I would then have to kiss the wife goodbye................
     
  11. safewalrus
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    It's this wench bit that worries me gonzo, were i come from wenchs tend to be the pretty ones of the species! Or are you like our heir apparant? ditch a beautiful princess to marry a dragon! As they say in Yorkshire 'there's nowt so queer as folks':D
     
  12. gonzo
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    OH, OH, my manhood has been questioned.
    Seriously, though, there isn't always an indication of gender. For all we know, there are many women in the forum that prefer not to advertize it. I think in the new generation of sailors, there are a lot more girls than they used to be. They are also more participating in active roles instead of just going for the ride.
     
  13. safewalrus
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    Gonzo, that final sentance really has me confused :confused: - "more participating in active roles instead of just going for the RIDE!" That plus the comment as about boys seems very interesting and thought provoking!:eek:

    And with that in mind if you were a girly would you admit it??:rolleyes:
     
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    Firstly, I make a very ugly girly. Secondly, women used to be mostly either passangers or "first mate". That is changing(the second part only)
     

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    whew glad about that Gonzo! Mind you sailed with a woman 'Captain' comercially some years back - intersting to note that the 'Captain' of a merchant vessel is called a 'Master' the feminine of which is 'Mistress' reakoned she wernt one of those (her words! Mmmmm):rolleyes:
     
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