I got an Umiak for our younger kids and it has worked great. Our youngest started paddling it when she was 6 1/2 and she is not large for her age. At 8 she loves it. The adjustable foot pedals make it adaptable even for kids up to 5'5" or so. The kids paddle in Lake Huron, including some days when the bay develops 1-2 foot (or more) chop, and the craft is very stable. There are no bulkheads, so on trips you have to be a little more careful to waterproof whatever goes into the Umiak. Make sure to get a nice small paddle sized to the child. My youngest chose a small Greenland paddle I had lying around the boathouse and refused even to use the Euro paddle that we got with the boat. I highly recommend a boat like this for kids under 14-16. TFJ ------------------------------------------ The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any further disclosure or use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jan 28 2003 - 07:55:34 PST
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