katy wrote:
Bart wrote:
katy wrote:

Bart wrote:
I feel sorry for the kid. His father is pushing him a bit too
hard. He belongs in a kids program starting off in light
air.
I agree with you totally. When my grandkids were in the sailing program
at the yacht club, one was in the Opti class and the other in the

date...Dad needs to get a clue...he will turn his kid into a wimp if he
keeps forcing him into situations that scare him like that...

Spoke to the father. He is leaving the boy at home tomorrow
and will be looking for a good kids program for the boy next summer.


Great....maybe with 8 minths off he will forget what happened and have a
good experience with kids his own age.

It turned out the second day of sailing would been nice for the kid.
Light
winds and no heeling. Still it is better to have taken the pressure
off the
kid and give him some authority in his own life.