Kids in tenders in marinas...

I get a tremendous amount of pleasure watching my two burn off some of their energy.Its with pride that i watch my 8y old handle our tender like a skilled pro,he has never been in the way or to fast and has always recieved praise from the other marina users.
Perhaps someone pinched her zimmer frame or maybe due to amnesia she has forgotten where she put her sence of humour, either way i am very pleased to say that she in in the minority.

rgds
 
Re: Burning off energy...

<burn off some of their energy>

Thats exactly what our's need as well. We've decided that once on board our two are to be regarded as dogs, ie they need a good run after being cooped up for any more than a couple of hours!

If they are not allowed out in a dinghy, they'll find some sort of mischief to get up to... and probably out of sight!

Mark
 
It is when the little folk have an outboard on the transom that the irritation begins (especially when out of sight of mum & dad) - after an hour or so of 2-stroke buzz I start having nasty thoughts.
 
Yeah. That can be annoying. Most adults in tenders are going to, or from, usually with a purpose. The endless buzzing around can become wearing. In the same way as the endless thud of a football on a fence, or seemingly pointless and endless screaming can.
It's something we probably did as kids, but now can't abide in the current crop. Unless of course they're your own.
 
The only restriction I feel should be made .... stop the ones who get into high powered Rib's . even the smaller ones dropped of back of some Mobo's ............. (I am not knocking the mobo .... )

I spent many happy hours in a dinghy / tender when a young kid - learnt a lot and I hope that many kids now and future continue to do same.

But Jet-ski's and with over-powered outboards - that is a no-no ....

No - I would not stop the kids having fun ... and rarely do they interfere with bigger boats .... I think kids have a better understanding than we give them credit for sometimes ...
 
Re: Level 2 at 10?

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My 10 year old
He certainly has the sense to keep out of the way of a moving boat; he has an RYA level 2 certificate



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Rather off post, but who issued a Level 2 certificate to a 10 year old? Level 2 certificates are only issued from the age of 12 upwards and will be endorsed until reaching the age of 16. It is possible to do the Level 1 course from the age of 8.

Level 2 course qualifications
 
Yes, level 2 at 10

Dinghy, not powerboat.

He was rowing.

We don't even own an outboard motor - indeed, I've never used one in my life.
 
Re: Yes, level 2 at 10

It's nice that our sport is so broad.

Actually, you have reminded me that he ought to get a Level 1 Powerboat as he could then take our low speed (6 knots) launch out on his own, which would be handy.
 
Re: Yes, level 2 at 10

Mine will also row..... until they are teenagers...... I've seen too many tenders tipped over.... and while they both swim well, and will certainly be wearing lifejackets.... I won't be able to afford a replacement outboard.... plus, more importantly, much less risk of harm to them....
 
Re: nope

<Sepretly, the helm (you?) should be able to hold station in the bigger boat, and or move at a really very very low speed in normal circumstances, or go around, or go somewhere else and NOT be rigidly set on "making your turn" as tho it is preprogrammed with 100% committment. >

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Thats an interesting statement.

Hold station means, I presume not moving, and I am still trying to work out how to achieve that in a gusty wind (common in our marina) with no steerage, no thrusters and a sinle prop after 34 odd years of trying! In fact when the boatyard crew relaunched a 38' yacht and returned her to her berth on a windy day recently and four of them were struggling to get the boat secured, the observation from the chief hand, who has being handling boats all his life, was "you only get one chance in these conditions". I don't think they would have enjoyed trying to "hold station" for kids in a dinghy, even though they had a bow thruster.
 
Re: nope

i gave other options, inlcuding going around and so forth. Unlikley to have kids in the fairway for long in a dinghy in v gusty conditions - they'll be blown away.

Hold station doesn't actually mean "not move" - i used it incorrectly. I meant hold position, but in gusty conditions wd be substituted as above.

I still think you oughta have a copout option, and not just for kids in dinghys. How about adults in dinghies?
 
Re: nope

And surely the adults should use common sense... if its clearly very windy, and boats are struggling to get into their berths then the kids use of the tender needs managing more tightly, with perhaps reduced areas of 'allowable' exploration.. or perhaps even curtailed at peak times such as 4:00pm near HW..... its not hard to say to the kids, stay in 'that' area knowing that it is a non navigable patch, or subject to very light usage, and with plenty of escape areas, etc etc....
 
Nice to see kids actually paddling!!!!

Nowadays (grumpy old mans' hat just being put on) they're given an inflatable a 10hp outboard and five litres of two-stroke.

Where's the fun in that for anyone?

OK hat securely locked away.....

Donald
 
Donald, quite agree.... good and healthy for them, and they learn a lot more quickly about using the tides to assist /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif... mind you.. did see a littlun catch an almighty crab a couple of weekends ago.... a full backwards roll off the seat into the bow of the tender.... had to laugh just a tinsy winsy bit....
 
Re: nope

You ought to try a busy stretch of upper Thames on a bank holiday weekend, when every boat lined up on the river has to hold station whilst queuing for the locks when there can be 50 or more boats in a line all holding station. You learn to do it the hard way, in quite high currents due to the close proximity of the weir. Marsh lock going upstream anyone? Going downstream it's much easier, as you only have the winds blowing over the flood plains and several hundred spectators on the walkway to contend with
 
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