Katy,

His wife is supposedly a nurse. Think about it.


Magnum

"katysails" wrote in message
...
Having had children and never having an air conditioner until they were
well
grown, I don't see this as a problem. Thomas will be almost one by next
season...the problem is not whether they get hot but how hydrated they
are....push fluids is much more important than an AC...especially since
you
live in a temperate climate...keep them dry, they don;t get the prickly
heat....it's all pretty basic stuff...why create false atmosphere for a
baby? Babies are both resilient and adaptable and should be exposed to
their climate so they adapt. Creating a false climate causes problems
down
the road. The ;latest studies show a,amazing things about kids. Babies
that are brought up in super clean, animal-less environments tend to grow
up
with allergies and asthma. kids that are allowed to get healthily dirty
and
have pets are far more disease resistant down the line. Makes
sense...your
average farm kid is as healthy as a horse whereas asthma seems to be a
city
or suburb kid thing.
"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...
Its no problem. Make sure you can lash a seat (old car seat, etc.)
under
the
dodger so he can stay out of the Sun. I don't recall having any
"overheating"
issues while under way or at anchor or a mooring. Dockside, of course,
can be a
problem, so you might want to fire up the A/C if you intend to stay
dockside a
lot. When Amelia was born, we moved to a marina (Constitution Marina)
that had
a small swimming pool, so Mother and Baby could hang out there if I was
fiddling
with the boat.

This brings up another point. Thomas can take swimming lessons at the
"Y"
(and
other places) starting at about 6 months.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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This season is wrapping up and Thomas may get one or two sails in, but
I'm
concerned about the hot months next year. How do couples keep babies
cool
under
sail on hot days? I see them sailing, but I still have concerns. I
have
a AC
system for the boat (not installed), but it would require a small
genset
to
keep running under sail. Thoughts from kiddie-cruiser experts out
there?

RB