"Mattson, Timothy G" wrote: > There have to be other parents on this list who have already dealt with this > problem. What did you do? > > --Tim > > Tim; Whatever you do don't make the mistake I did. I bought one of those "tub" kayaks for my daughter, figuring that the extra stability would be an asset. As it turned out she couldn't paddle without hitting her hands on the boat because of the width. Although she still loves paddling she never really liked that boat. I would suggest letting the boys try the boat out to see how they can paddle it before putting any money down. Mike P.S. My daughter (now 17) has an aversion now to any kayak with a beam of more than 22 inches. She LOVES my Caribou, even though it is too large for her (5' 2", 102 lbs.). Her choice is the Wilderness Systems Tchaika. -- Paddling along through fog so thick that only one's thoughts are visible, your reverie is abruptly shattered by the ancient cry of a great blue heron as she lifts uncertainly from the brilliant blue of a mussel-shell beach witnessed only by the brooding, wet spruce....your passage home seems as much back through time as it does through space. Mark H Hunt *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 08 1999 - 08:53:05 PST
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