I just started a course for a twelve year old girl. We are starting in the pool with a whitewater kayak on Monday nights and more-or-less playing at different strokes, swimming around the kayak, etc. Even though she is a tall girl the boat is a bit deep for her. Children grow fast so it's hard to be attatched to one kayak. Her dad is going to build her a Pygmy kayak which should keep her interest, and she is really excited about it. Hopefully by summer she'll have some semblance of boat control. I'm also going to rig an English gate in the pool for her to practice maneuvering around. Andree Andree Hurley http://www.onwatersports.com/ Port Townsend, WA *************************************************************************** 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 - 22:44:38 PST
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