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But kids learn quick right? Or maybe that is wrong and a truly stable boat is best.
Zach
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Or is there a different boat that you would suggest?
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Kids learn very quick and have an excellent balance. My daughter at 11 was paddling the V7 without any trouble and now at 12 she paddles the Swordfish S. She prefers it to the V7 because it is narrower and lighter. She has no balance problem at all, can eat her snack on it etc
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If you want to get some info from someone who's tried this, you could try contacting EJ at Jericho Beach Kayak (jerichobeachkayak.com/) and asking them what's worked for them. I know they run summer camps for kids with a fleet of Think Jets.
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I don't know the Splash but the Fenn Bonito would be a great alternative. My wife and children love theirs. Being short it is light and easy to handle off the water. The cockpit is a little too short for me at 5'9".
I heartily agree that putting a child in a boat that weighs 50lb and that they can hardly reach over the sides of is unkind.
My impression is that kids do better in a slightly wobbly boat than adults of similar ability. I think they will quickly master a Bonito. If you are concerned about stability it might be worth looking at the Spaceshifter www.soulwaterman.com/collections/kids-ka...roducts/spaceshifter
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Hi Zach, sorry I missed your reply!
Thank you for sharing your experience. It sounds like you get a lot of time on the water. How often does your daughter get out? just trying to get a frame of reference for skill and quick improvement. Paddling an hour a day in NZ sounds heavenly to me!Kids learn very quick and have an excellent balance. My daughter at 11 was paddling the V7 without any trouble and now at 12 she paddles the Swordfish S. She prefers it to the V7 because it is narrower and lighter. She has no balance problem at all, can eat her snack on it etc
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I was down by JBK today and happened to run into EJ, so I asked them about this and their comment was that kids are usually stable in Think Jets due to their height and weight and can usually handle them with no prior experience. They usually try to put kids on a kayak for an hour before putting them in a ski so that kids who don't have any experience being on or in the water get acclimated, but if they have kids who are comfortable in the water, they'll just put them into Think Jets. They actually just had a class with some kids who were on a swim team and put them directly into Jets because the kids were already comfortable being in the water and everybody handled it fine.
Thank you so much. Yes - I will reach out to him as I figure things out. Vancouver is a lovely place to paddle!If you want to get some info from someone who's tried this, you could try contacting EJ at Jericho Beach Kayak (jerichobeachkayak.com/) and asking them what's worked for them. I know they run summer camps for kids with a fleet of Think Jets.
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