Well it is not really teaching the basics but.
We do most of our sailing two up (the wife and I ). I have been sailing all my life well since I was 4yo in a sabo though this is my first cruiser I have always raced. My wife is not really a water person but is really enjoying the Mottle funny though she hated the tasman I had previously. She gets sea sick but soldiers on and doesn't complain enjoys time away on the boat.
she knows how to sail but waits for instructions for example if I say to her is the genoa set right for example she will look at it and make adjustments. She knows how to skipper to tell tails she will even have a go at putting the ayso up.
now the problems I am having is to get her to where she will make the decisions for her self as in if we are doing a passage if I want to sleep. I have tried just sitting back and waiting for her to adjust something on her own simulating her being on watch alone. But the sails will end up flapping or we are heading in a completely wrong direction so I say something she will then fix it.
So how do I get her to do things off her own bat?
I know a lot of guy's would love to have their wives involved so I am lucky she is and is willing but I am at a loss as what to do .