I totally agree with you Spud, Im female, and when I was younger I was always regarded as a tomboy as I prefered the popular male sports rather than netball
& stuff like bungee jumping, paragliding, etc
My really "girly" mate just tried parasailing recently after I nagged her just to give it a go, she loved it so much she was like why didnt you nag me earlier lol
I think its just a matter of giving it a chance
( thats the hard part getting women to change our minds hehe)