Safety for Grandson

[relvidge]

He is 18 months old, a human tornado - you know the type. We have secured his car seat to the cockpit bargeboard. We would like him secured within the cockpit area. Any thoughts on harnesses, life jacket, etc.

 

[Talbot]

chain and padlock seems about right, anything else a some of the little terrors will be able to undo easier than an adult!

 

[sarabande]

Well it's either handcuffs, or a mini safety harness with a caribineer or a clever clip which requires two grown up hands to operate.

From personal experience, superglue on the seat also works well.

They do learn quickly by example, so if you are clipping yourself on to the jackstay every time..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Richard_Peevor]

Yep, the crewsaver childrens lifejackets... There are some at about £70 (seababy 150N) and some at c£50 (supersafe 100N). The £50 ones are fantastic, and do the job perfectly a good secure D ring on the back for either holding by hand or as we do with a normal harness line. They are comfy and they can sleep in it as the foam behind the head supports them. Crutch straps good too.

Be careful if you do buy as they have changed the design as of Feb/March and the new ones have inporved crutch straps that you dont have to thread.. they have ruckstrap clips.. and they have velcro inside the zip rather than old style laces..

Overall its much quicker to put on so torpedo doesnt get as stressed! (as my three year old is)

this is the new one (100N supersafe):
http://www.crew-safe.co.uk/acatalog/crewsaver_lifejackets_foam.html

this is the old one.. still being sold..

http://www.piplers.co.uk/product_details.asp?intDescID=2269&Manufacturer=Crewsaver&Code=

The spiral ones are cheaper and dont have an integral harness - I didnt feel they were worth the money
Richard

 

[Channel Ribs]

Definately a lifejacket (with harness and crotch strap) and I would recommend Baltic, my little lad has been saved more than once by that brand and I would trust them again and again.

Make sure you don't pay vat, some peeps may forget that they are not chargeable. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif A 100 Newton version should be less than 35.00 quid.

Please PM me if I can be of tangible help.

 

[arfa]

Baltic kids lifejacket with integrated harness does the trick for our 2 year old. Clip him on and give him something to distract and he's happy !

 

[jimi]

Baby bouncer attached to the boom end?

 

[Becky]

Thought of using heavy-duty mosquito netting to cover the whole cockpit area?

Considering it for my two /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[jonic]

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Baby bouncer attached to the boom end?

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Like this?

I also have another vote for crewsaver.

 

[jimi]

What a wonderful photo!

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

tis isn't it!

 

[Bergman]

Hmmmm

He'll enjoy that on the downwind bit.

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[arfa]

I'll second the Baltic suggestion - the baltic plus harness works well for our two year old although I am not sure he particularly enjoys being clipped on until he is distracted enought not to think about it !

 

[stevieee]

Here's my boy, Ashley, wearing his Crewsaver.

It's got a whistle ... which is better than our lifejackets! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[rhinorhino]

Hope it never happens but I am reminded of the story of the German youth training skipper who padlocked a trainee to the wheel, the vessel went down before they could find the key!

 

[sighmoon]

This was my son's first dinghy sailing experience at the weekend:

(Crewsaver)

When we first got it for him he didn't want to wear it, but now we have to hide it to stop him wearing it to school.

Last year, we clipped his life line on to the cockpit ring, and he would then stand against the leeward lifeline, whooping, grinning and trying to go for a swim. This year (now 21 months old) I hope to have him pulling ropes, and maybe steering now and then.

 

[Swanrad2]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, gone all gooey now.

 

[suse]

Yeah - all these pictures of small people in boats - where they should be! Can you explain why none of my now grown up children liked boats? I didnt force them on board. In fact, two of them never went on the first one, and none of them apart from a day visit in the marina, went on the second one, nor on the third one. I've bred a family of landlubbers. Yet I took to it from age six, including being seasick.. They don't have/want/like animals either, as grownups. Maybe I've bred a load of cuckoos, instead. Oh, some of them like travelling, writing and teaching, so something has rubbed off. Phew!

Definitely aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh for the kidlets here.

Susy x