On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Peter O <rebyl_kayak_at_hotmail.com> wrote: > G'day, > > Having been a Grandad for a while now wondered if anyone had thoughts or > experience, links or references, on when and how to introduce kids to sea > kayaking? > My two "honorary" granddaughters we both in kayaks pretty young. Hailey paddled a white water kayak (in circles) the first time at age 3 or 4. She has paddled Pam's F-1 a mile or two alone... and capsized once in the Chris Cunningham SOF I bought from a guy in Richland. That was last summer. She's going to be 11 on April 30th. Brianna has been in the CC SOF too. (Both of them work best with a GP because it's so light.) Our daughter, Kristy, has had her two boys (Ethan and Carter; 5 and 4) in kayaks almost since they were infants. Their dad paddles a Telkwa and they took the rear hatch off as a second cockpit. Kristy stayed close. We have an old Loon (long open cockpit kayak 11 feet long - you know the type) and it makes a great kayak for taking a kid out. You can nestle them between your legs. Paddling can be difficult. We sold something to a couple with two kids one time 2 summers ago and their two kids - a boy and a girl - hung around with me. I put them into Pam's F-1 (whcih we keep here) and they fought over it for an hour. Just put them in a PFD and let 'em go ... but keep a close eye on them with a rescue in mind. Basically, if they aren't afraid of the water... get them into a boat just to play in. They quickly learn how to turn and all that. I always stayed close though. Craig *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Apr 26 2012 - 21:13:42 PDT
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