: So, I've promised my daughter that we'll build her a kayak for her
: birthday - actually I'm hoping it'll be before then, while it's
: still summer here. She came out paddling with Dad and I and fell
: asleep on the paddle home sitting in my aft hatch. I've been
: hearing about 'when we went in the kayak' ever since. I'm more
: than happy to encourage that!

: She'll only be three, so it's more a case of messing about in boats
: than actually trying to go anywhere under her own power.

: Is there any good reason to build a long slender Yost seaflea style
: boat as opposed to a shorter wider hull with greater initial
: stability for this application? I'm thinking scaled down
: recovery style with a very flat v. Almost like a whitewater
: boat.

: She's 15kg (30lb ish?)

: Any thoughts?
: Simeon.

Even 19" wide can seem wide for a child, and I found putting in a seat with foam hip braces keeps the kid centered in their seat, helping greatly with balance. I just usted some foam sleeping pad material with some blocks of minicel glued to the sides and back.