Posted By: agrimsrud
Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 01/05/2015 01:28 PM
We always bring our kids when we come sailing to the US/BVI. I often get a question concerning what two young girls might do on a sailing vacation. We always have good family time - no electronics and everyone is together in the same place at the same time. Something that doesn't happen very often anymore. The video attached is a collage of clips from multiple trips and follows activities of the two girls Lauren and Hannah. Lauren is from 8 to 11 and Hannah is 10 to 13 in the video. I hope you find it useful when talking to your own kids or at minimum it's just another dose of DIF.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KKLhEntagcEnjoy...
Posted By: Cleobeach
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 01/05/2015 02:20 PM
I have a 9yo son who goes with us every trip so I can relate. Loved the closing shot of the jump. We will be there in a month and you gave me ideas.
Posted By: RickG
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 01/05/2015 04:39 PM
Awesome, thanks for sharing. We're bringing newbie nephews in July. They have a lot of questions.
Cheers, RickG
Posted By: onlymedication
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 01/05/2015 05:19 PM
Great video, thanks for sharing!! Almost makes me excited to start having little ones of my own! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />
Posted By: Twanger
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 01/05/2015 09:48 PM
Had the older grandkids along a couple of years ago, ages 8 and 10.
They loved everything about the trip and would go again in a heartbeat.
I let them help run the boat, steering, grinding a winch, playing with the chart-plotter, running the dingy. All under a watchful eye of course!
Posted By: salica
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 01/05/2015 10:04 PM
A while back (March 2013?) someone had produced a booklet for kids here. It was very good, telling them what to expect, things around a boat they should know, stuff about the various islands. Hopefully someone will read this reminder and find a link. It was very good and I even passed the link on to an adult newbie we we taking. Ideal for a nine year old.
Posted By: agrimsrud
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 01/05/2015 10:05 PM
If you go to the youtube link you should definitely change your settings to view at 720p. The default resolution looks like dog doo doo.
Posted By: Jorgen
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 01/05/2015 11:05 PM
Thank you Anders,
Great video and I love Grieg.
Posted By: saildoggie
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 01/06/2015 02:30 AM
Very cool video, our Nicole enjoyed her first carter at not quite 5 years old, she is now 20 years old and bringing one of her BFF's is key, they have a blast on their own.
Renting a kayak is a great idea, the can do their thing and the dink is available for us.
Abacos 2003 here:
http://s6.photobucket.com/user/saildoggie/library/Abacos%2003?sort=3&page=1Now an adult, they have it all figured out and still love it!
http://s6.photobucket.com/user/saildoggie/library/BVI612?sort=3&page=1
Posted By: periwinkle
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 01/14/2015 03:14 PM
Very nice! Thanks for sharing!
Posted By: aarpskier
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 02/11/2015 01:46 PM
I believe Salica may have been referring to a book I put together in the spring of 2014. A link to dropbox, with word and pdf versions, is in my July 22, 2014 post "The BVI And (Grand)kids."
Posted By: Thistle
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 02/15/2015 07:49 PM
Thanks for sharing! We're sailing with our 11 year old daughter (for the first time) and her good friend next month for 10 days. They don't have a clue what an amazing experience this is going to be!
Posted By: Swifty
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 02/16/2015 03:13 AM
Thanks for the reminder, aarpskier. I remember seeing your post last May. Unfortunately, the dropbox link no longer works. Any chance you could re-post?
We will be taking my niece and nephews (aged 3, 5, 7 and 9) on their first bareboat trip next month. This would be a great resource for them!
Posted By: aarpskier
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 03/10/2015 11:05 AM
Swifty
This is the link. Still works. Hope reply is not too late.
www.dropbox.com/sh/5t4ouuqxfsk6tw4/AACcWHvT51EQ9o-1MbS75mfHa
Posted By: CottageGirl
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 03/10/2015 11:28 AM
That's a great guide for newcomers to a boat! Just sent it off to our crew. Thanks!
Julie
Posted By: trueblue
Re: Answered - What do young kids do on a sail trip? - 03/10/2015 03:38 PM
Wow! very nice! We are bringing all grandchildren (ages 5 - 14) down this summer and this will be a perfect introduction for them.
Many many thanks!
May