You got her a kayak KE? I didn't know you messed around with the dark side.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

Damn the secret's out! I bought her a C-1 when she was about 3. She could paddle it around a pool and control it by the time she was 5 or so. But I discovered that the combination of complex strokes and river reading skills needed on moving water won't work for kids that young, so I bought her a kayak so she could run rivers mindlessly. After lots of thought and conversations, it looks like kids can't paddle C boats solo on moving water until at least 9 and probably not any serious whitewater until 12 or so. She paddles bow with me up to Class III and has done since she was about 9. The problem I'm running into now is that I paddle a Caption tandem and the saddles are only about 22 inches apart. She's gotten big enough that I can't see around her and her river reading skills are not quick enough yet. I'm thinking about switching to bow paddling and let her take the stern.

But not to worry, I still think kayakers use training paddles.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13