[quote=MN3][quote]He pointed out that those kids would love to crew for anyone who wanted to race. I’m still waiting to see someone take advantage of those kids and that conversation was several years ago.[/quote]
Dana, every year there is the Dunedin Cup where all sorts of fleets race. During the weekend of those races we used to meet up on island 4 with all the kids from the dunedin sailing club (kids) and take them out for rides on catamarans. this happened for many years. Steve Fish even ejected a kid through a dart (stampede) sail - all fun everyone enjoyed it. however that never turned into kids on the beach wanting to sail cats or race.
to be honest i personally never took a kid out on these fun rides. As the son and grandson of lawyers, i look for and avoid liabilities in everything i do. ejecting a kid through a main is great fun until they hit a mast, or break a leg in a capsize or worse. i was never willing to put myself or a kid in that risk.
As per taking kids out racing .... not sure i am a fan. Most times racers are very serious and yelling at crew, and long distance in (often) rough conditions is not a good way to get kids interested. and again - liabilities[/quote]
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