Greg,

Any guess at the size of Tuuma's kayak?

Shawn

: They start young in Greenland, using outriggers for stability. In the
: Greenland championships age classes start with children only four years
: old. I don't know how the anthropometric measurements are altered for
: children, but to help develop balance on land, many youngsters train on a
: "balance board". It has a flat platform of wood on top to sit
: on, and end pieces with round bottoms (attached perpendicular to the
: longitudinal axis of the top).

: In the following photo, Tuuma Niels Svendsen, then aged 6, is escorted by
: former Qajaq Nuuk president Pavia Tobiassen, during the opening of the
: 2000 national kayaking championship in Nuuk, Greenland. Pavia worked
: closely with the boy to introduce him to kayaking over the months prior to
: the competition.

: Greg Stamer