Does anyone hear know anything about starting kids in kayaking. I work in Sea Scouts so I'm a fairly good kayaker and canoer, and I've done some gentle sea kayaking (nothing too rough) and I'm fairly experienced. I love kayaking, and my DD1 is aged five and a half. She is joining Beavers (or Brownies) soon, and I'd love to get her introduced.
If you had to introduce your child to a watersport, what would it be? I think canoeing might be a god start, and then at around nine, kayaking, but then sailing, which I do often, is also a good idea and very very cheap hire around me. She can learn the basics like doing the gib, and the basics on the tiller, and tying knots at a young age. And at the same time, rowing is nice. Unlike the other two, it can be relaxing and peaceful and you can do it in many places around the world. I don't want to do more than one- she's busy with her fooball, Beavers/Brownies (soon), school and her almost-constant parties and playdates with friends. What would you do, and if you know nothing about watersports, what would you most like to learn now?