Nutsy,

I agree with you 100%. The baby needs a full time baby sitter on the
boat. A Harness and clip on points aren't a bad idea either.



http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

agree with you 100%. The baby needs a full time baby sitter on the
boat. A Harness and clip on points aren't a bad idea either.


We'll get him a harness and jack lines will always be used. He'll have
to wear a vest of some sort of course and we'll wear them to get him
into the idea. I'm not too concerned because we sail protected waters,
but we'll certainly play it safe all the same. We like Thomas even more
than the boat!

RB
35s5
NY

Capt. Rob wrote:
agree with you 100%. The baby needs a full time baby sitter on the
boat. A Harness and clip on points aren't a bad idea either.


We'll get him a harness and jack lines will always be used. He'll have
to wear a vest of some sort of course and we'll wear them to get him
into the idea. I'm not too concerned because we sail protected waters,
but we'll certainly play it safe all the same. We like Thomas even more
than the boat!

RB
35s5
NY

What! He's almost 2 and you havent taught him how to swim?
Sheeze kids should be all swimming by 2 and water skiing and sailing by
3.

If you have AC in the wheelhouse like on RedCloud, you would not have
to worry so much about your stroking out.

I take it your raising a yachtsman and not a sailor.

Joe

What! He's almost 2 and you havent taught him how to swim?
Sheeze kids should be all swimming by 2 and water skiing and sailing by

3.



Thomas will learn to swim before he's two, which is next September.
Calm yourself.


RB
35s5
NY

Capt. Rob wrote:

Thomas will learn to swim before he's two, which is next September.
Calm yourself.


RB
35s5
NY


The Y has a nice infant swim program. Its not really swimming, but it
does go a long way towards reducing any fear of the water. I'd like
to say that it helps in "drown-proofing" but there's no evidence that
it actually does that, and toddlers aren't ready to really learn how
to swim until about age 4. On the other hand, when the time comes,
you want to make sure Thomas has no fear of swimming. Amelia took her
first lessons at 6 months, and was "sort of" swimming early on, but
wasn't really "safe" until about 4 or 5 years old. By the end of our
trip, however, she was 6 years old and swimming over 100 yards with ease.

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
What! He's almost 2 and you havent taught him how to swim?
Sheeze kids should be all swimming by 2 and water skiing and sailing by

3.



Thomas will learn to swim before he's two, which is next September.
Calm yourself.


RB
35s5
NY

I bet he won't. He might be swimming at 5-6 years old, if you stick with it.

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Nutsy,

I agree with you 100%. A baby needs a full time baby sitter on
the
boat.


And get one for Thomas, also.

Scotty