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That picture is amazing
By:Dan Ruff
Date: 1/8/2003, 9:56 am
In Response To: Child's Kayak (Tom Moss)

: Here is a link to a toddler in a small kayak , no further information known

: http://www.geocities.com/inuitsea

Just looking at that picture brings up all sorts of instincts to protect children. The baby in that boat is probably not in terrible danger, but the potential is certainly there. It looks like the rear deck has some sort of outrigger attached on one side, but if the infant's boat somehow flipped, I think the infant would be in serious trouble. There's no way the infant could do anything to save itself. It would rely entirely on the father for help, and the father might not be able to rescue it. I'm not sure the risk is worth it in this picture. But it is an amazing picture.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Paddling... The Children
Rehd -- 1/7/2003, 11:42 pm
Re: Many Thanks
Rehd -- 1/9/2003, 2:58 am
Question: Should kids know how to swim first?
Dan Ruff -- 1/8/2003, 9:39 am
Re: Question: Should kids know how to swim first?
Don Flowers -- 1/8/2003, 12:11 pm
Re: Question: Should kids know how to swim first?
Shawn Baker -- 1/8/2003, 11:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Paddling... The Children *Pic*
Greg Stamer -- 1/8/2003, 9:26 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Paddling... The Children
Severne -- 1/8/2003, 11:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Paddling... The Children *LINK* *Pic*
Greg Stamer -- 1/8/2003, 2:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Paddling... The Children
Shawn Baker -- 1/8/2003, 11:11 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Paddling... The Children
Greg Stamer -- 1/8/2003, 2:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Paddling... The Children
Kent LeBoutillier -- 1/8/2003, 6:23 am
Pete Strand's work *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Ruff -- 1/8/2003, 9:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Paddling... The Children *LINK*
Andy Waddington -- 1/8/2003, 5:36 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Paddling... The Children
Marcel Rodriguez -- 1/8/2003, 12:11 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Paddling... The Children *LINK* *Pic*
Marcel Rodriguez -- 1/8/2003, 12:29 am
Child's Kayak
Tom Moss -- 1/8/2003, 12:35 am
That picture is amazing
Dan Ruff -- 1/8/2003, 9:56 am
Re: That picture is amazing
Travis Kinchen -- 1/9/2003, 4:23 pm
Re: Child's Kayak
Peter Lyons -- 1/8/2003, 9:29 am