John, glad your wife is "okay" and gets right back on the horse. What caused the riders to go down? Was it discussed so the group could learn (from good and bad) during a debriefing of the days events? If not, this troubles me more from the point of view that in the end they passed everyone due to their success earlier in the day, but didn't (?) reconstruct events/causes to learn from. Motorcycles don't hydroplane like automobiles. I have ridden in rain so heavy that it started to flood the road surface,but my main problem was visibility and I sought out shelter until I could drive safely. I learned to ride 40 years ago. After riding a few years I started to compete and I had to attend competiton school to be licensed. We watched the Expert riders and then they watched us. Lots of group and one on one feedback. Automobiles, same routine, refreshers yearly. Loss of control happens, why and how being explained and understood, is how we change technique to be better. MSF is a baseline for exposure to the priciples of motorcycling. I would suggest finding a track day type activity or maybe ride with a friend with the skills that could supplement her knowledge/experience, riding at her level. Good luck, I hope these instructors learned from this as well.
BobW.
