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Re: Other: Surfski design for kids (Long)
By:Justin
Date: 12/3/2015, 5:56 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Surfski design for kids (Long) (Etienne Muller)

I agree with ET.

I built a kayak for my daughter when she was 7, and since then I have moved the front bulkhead twice and cut out the cockpit to increase the size. She's now 12, and does NOT fit in her beautiful, beloved boat.

She also paddles MK1s, and can now paddle any of my seven kayaks with no trouble. Smaller and lighter people do not have problems with stability, but with keeping up, and anyone who competes in MK1s is not going to have trouble keeping up.

Build them ladies surfskis!

Justin

Messages In This Thread

Other: Surfski design for kids (Long)
merijnwijnen -- 12/2/2015, 5:00 pm
Re: Other: Surfski design for kids (Long)
Etienne Muller -- 12/3/2015, 5:09 am
Re: Other: Surfski design for kids (Long)
Justin -- 12/3/2015, 5:56 am
Re: Other: Surfski design for kids (Long)
Dan Thaler -- 12/3/2015, 6:30 am
Re: Other: Surfski design for kids (Long) *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/3/2015, 7:11 am
Re: Other: Surfski design for kids (Long)
Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2015, 7:23 am