thames canoes

[thamesS23]

often see those thames canoes going up and down the river (the hire ones) - but saw one on sunday which shocked me a bit

We passed by them at Queens Eyot (narrow bit of the river - so was quite close to them), and saw it was being paddled by two women, and there sitting in front of one of them was a baby, no more then a few months old!

None of them, including the baby which was just laying in the middle of the canoe, had any lifejackets or bouyancy aids on. Now I don't have kids, so perhaps I am not best to judge, but surely this was madness. I have seen a few people capsize in those canoes over the years and would hate to think what would happen if that canoe capsized.

 

[Mashby]

Stupid utterly stupid.

My kids have their life jackets on from the moment they leave the car at the Marina. Some people don't think of it, lost count of the number of people I,ve seen out on boats that cannot swim or are not strong swimmers and no life jacket on person or on board.

It is a shame people cannot get fined for stupidity.

Cheers
Matt

 

[thamesS23]

I was a bit suprised that the hire company would off let them go out on the river with such a young baby (with or without lifejackets).

 

[Csail]

Very stupid although my 5yr old managed the slalom course at Llandysul at the weekend on his own with a very fast flow and got silver medal (swmbo is kayak instructor)