NateHanson
Sustaining Member
Anyone else here have cruising kiddies? I'd love to here from others what's worked for you and what hasn't.
Lilja is 3 this month, and we've had her sailing a few times each of the past three seasons. The first summer we strapped her carseat in the cockpit for a couple daysails, or carried her in a snuggly at the helm.
Second season she got a harness and chilled out on the cockpit seats - she loved napping below while we sailed. At the end of that summer we took her for her first mini-cruise. She and my wife drove up to Maine and I brought the boat up. That worked great, and she mostly wore a harness, and sometimes a foam PFD. She liked the exploring, some short daysails, and a few nights aboard. (we split our time between the boat and my parents home, which prevented the boat from being too restrictive to Lily.)
This year I've only had her out on a Rhodes 19 so far, but she's got a new Sospenders foam/inflatable combo for the more mobile times ahead, and she continues to always be excited about sailing.
So any other little ones on the water here? Got tips? Stories?
Lilja is 3 this month, and we've had her sailing a few times each of the past three seasons. The first summer we strapped her carseat in the cockpit for a couple daysails, or carried her in a snuggly at the helm.
Second season she got a harness and chilled out on the cockpit seats - she loved napping below while we sailed. At the end of that summer we took her for her first mini-cruise. She and my wife drove up to Maine and I brought the boat up. That worked great, and she mostly wore a harness, and sometimes a foam PFD. She liked the exploring, some short daysails, and a few nights aboard. (we split our time between the boat and my parents home, which prevented the boat from being too restrictive to Lily.)
This year I've only had her out on a Rhodes 19 so far, but she's got a new Sospenders foam/inflatable combo for the more mobile times ahead, and she continues to always be excited about sailing.
So any other little ones on the water here? Got tips? Stories?