In a few weeks, we will have a bunch of 10-year-old kids at our waterfront
home for a week. There are a number of small boats available: power, sail,
row, paddle. Our daughter is very capable on the water, and we have been
working to gradually increase her skills and independence - we now feel
confident in her skills operating a small motor skiff without direct
supervision. But some of the kids have little to no experience on the water.

It would be nice to provide a "formal" boater ed program over the course of
a week, so the kids can build skills and confidence. Also, some sort of
testing would provide an objective measure of when kids are ready to do
specific things on their own.

I have not found a good text or program for this kind of education; most
seems to be geared at adults who are buying their first over-powered tub!
The CYA has a nice program for sailing, but I am interested in a more
all-around lessons.

Any recommendations or suggestions?

Sal's Dad