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my2fish
I had a great light wind day of sailing on Lake Michigan last week - and was able to give my 2 youngest sons a ride in Dad's Sunfish (their 1st ride - on water, anyway).
I start out with just my 5-yr old in the boat, but my 2-yr old was riding nearby in a kayak with Mom, and he joined me in the Sunfish a little ways in. my 9-yr old son was also paddling around in a kayak - the whole family was out on the water! waves were very small with gentle rolls, wind was light from the west, but we could get moving north and south along the beach pretty well. I kept the daggerboard up a little bit, as we stayed towards the shallow areas.
I ended up giving rides to several other children (my cousin's kids), along with my aunt, my sister and my father (not all at once) - 1st time rides for all of them except my aunt had sailed many years ago. it was a great time.
cheers,
tag
I start out with just my 5-yr old in the boat, but my 2-yr old was riding nearby in a kayak with Mom, and he joined me in the Sunfish a little ways in. my 9-yr old son was also paddling around in a kayak - the whole family was out on the water! waves were very small with gentle rolls, wind was light from the west, but we could get moving north and south along the beach pretty well. I kept the daggerboard up a little bit, as we stayed towards the shallow areas.
I ended up giving rides to several other children (my cousin's kids), along with my aunt, my sister and my father (not all at once) - 1st time rides for all of them except my aunt had sailed many years ago. it was a great time.
cheers,
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