Gremlins asking us who we think we are, telling us we can't possibly do this. Defining negative thoughts as gremlins and banning them to a bucket on the dock is a powerful technique for dealing with fears. Trish stresses that belief must come from within. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. She openly addresses the differences between male and female ways of approaching sailing.
Students learn it is okay for women to operate differently than men.
It doesn't mean they are weaker or less skilled, just different. We don't have to sail the male way to be successful. Most sailing schools get students out doing things right away. Men like to learn by doing, figuring it out as they go along. Women like to learn by figuring it out, then doing.