Looking for ideas on how to include kids with kayaking. We have a 22 month old, and are mostly interested in sea kayaking, in the Puget Sound area, reasonably protected waters. When she was really little, I had my daughter on my lap while paddling in a double. Now that she is older and bigger, I've tried putting her in the front cockpit of a double, and rented a "pungo" single large "recreational" cockpit she can move around in. This works ok if she is all the way forward in the cockpit, but if she moves back, it interferes with paddling. Another option, that we haven't explored yet, is getting ahold of a smaller, kid scale kayak, put some sponsons on, and tow. At some point, I'd like her in her own kayak, even helping paddle a bit, and getting a tow when she gets tired. I'm willing to try the towing arrangment now, but my wife is nervous about that. We've also just arranged for a sitter, or a friend come with us and we trade off who stays on shore to babysit while we paddle around. My daughter seems to enjoy being in the kayak, looking at the sites (boat is one of her first words), and splashing a hand in the water. Ideas? Preferably something that doesn't mean having to buy a new kayak or expensive gear every year as the configuration changes. thanks dave -- Dave Uebele (daveu_at_sptddog.com) Spotted Dog Systems http://sptddog.com/daveu.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jun 25 1999 - 09:35:50 PDT
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