“It’s a two-person boat,” Chip adds. The Whitesideses just want to have fun. They aren’t worried about winning, but they don’t want to come in last, either. Arland says people don’t realize that sailing is physically challenging. “You have to pre-pare,” she explains. Chip and Arland Whitesides (far left and middle) chat in the Carolina Yacht Club lot with Julia Wiesner, Doug Sherwood and his son, Banks, as competitors return from the race. Paul Whitesides tacks upwind (left) after getting underway (above) at the Southeastern Lightning District Championship on June 8. “You go to the gym. A lot. You eat right, exercise and get out on your boat and practice.” In addition to running, she focuses on her quadriceps, abdomen, upper body and shoulders. “You use your abs and thighs to keep the boat from flipping,” she explains. Arland says female sailors learn to toughen up. “I’ve learned how to deal with bullies,” Arland says. “Sailing teaches you indepen-dence but also teaches you how to stand up for yourself and not be intimidated by hairy men yelling at you because that’s what you encounter on the water.” 30 WBM july 2014
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