Date:         Tue, 21 Mar 2000 13:52:09 -0500
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From:         Kate Herman <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: kids who sail, OpSail
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Well maybe there is something to this outboard idea...  What's the smallest
lightest cleanest easiest? We do have a motor mount on our dinghy (and a
sail rig, but who wants to sail).  Where do you store the motor, gas, etc.
on board?

Kate Herman, CPA
99 Main St.
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
Phone 914-693-6058
Fax 914-693-3528

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Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 9:42 AM
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Subject: Re: kids who sail, OpSail


Kate, one last item: We sailed with two teenage boys, they being two years
apart. Before girls and cars and jobs, the best distraction was an outboard
powered inflatable dinghy. We towed it everywhere they explored inlets and
other teen "captive sailors" on a weekly basis. We were lucky, both are good
readers and cabin time was comparativly quiet. Other Catboat parents are a
bit more ambitious, creating games, contests and the like. One summer, one
of
the boys tried photography, that might work in N.Y.harbor. Try an old camera
from a thrift shop and get a telephoto lense.