Scotty wrote:
"silverback" wrote in
If kids will be aboard... Yes! I've just never considered
it a big deal. I
once confronted my friend who was having a hell of a time
trying to convince
his 3 year old son to put on a life jacket.... yet he,
himself wasn't
wearing one. I pointed it out to him that he never wore
his life jacket
unless ordered... why expect different from his children?
Oddly enough once he started putting on his own life
jacket... both his
young sons donned theirs without prompting. Lead by
example.


When I used to take Scouts sailing, the rule was all kids
wear PFDs, all the time. Didn't matter if I wore one or
knot. One time, a boy had his loose, down around his waist.
Tried the old argument that it was still on. I had him take
it off, threw him in the water and made him swim behind the
boat for a mile or so. Never had any more problems.

Scotty


You can't do that to a 2 year old....

"katy" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:
"silverback" wrote in
If kids will be aboard... Yes! I've just never
considered
it a big deal. I
once confronted my friend who was having a hell of a
time
trying to convince
his 3 year old son to put on a life jacket.... yet he,
himself wasn't
wearing one. I pointed it out to him that he never wore
his life jacket
unless ordered... why expect different from his
children?
Oddly enough once he started putting on his own life
jacket... both his
young sons donned theirs without prompting. Lead by
example.


When I used to take Scouts sailing, the rule was all
kids
wear PFDs, all the time. Didn't matter if I wore one or
knot. One time, a boy had his loose, down around his
waist.
Tried the old argument that it was still on. I had him
take
it off, threw him in the water and made him swim behind
the
boat for a mile or so. Never had any more problems.

Scotty


You can't do that to a 2 year old....

Unless you tied a rope to him.