Downeaster Yachts.com - Topic: When the kids take over the boat... http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/general-forum/when-the-kids-take-over-the-boat Simple:Press Version 5.6.7 Scott Carle on When the kids take over the boat... http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/general-forum/when-the-kids-take-over-the-boat#p681 General Forum http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/general-forum/when-the-kids-take-over-the-boat#p681 lol... everyone tells me to get some sleep now.... lol

scott

]]> Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:41:10 -0500 Scratch on When the kids take over the boat... http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/general-forum/when-the-kids-take-over-the-boat#p680 General Forum http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/general-forum/when-the-kids-take-over-the-boat#p680 Congratulations!

Yeah, our girls love the boat.  We've had them on the water since they were really young.  We have a little Nordica 16 that is destined to be their own little "training yacht". 

The girls are 5, 6 and 9 now and it's amazing how fast they learn.  I don't have to say a word when we're coming back into the slip...they ask "port or starboard daddy?"  Then fenders are out and lines are ready! 

I work on a deepwater semi submersible oil rig and half of the guys out here have trouble with port and starboard!  We had to take one of the lifeboats out for a run the other day and it took me 10 mins to explain using fenders while tieing up to a support vessle.  I told everyone on the lifeboat they would be taking lessons from my daughters!

Well good luck and sleep now...while you can   🙂

 

Scratch

S/V Orion

]]> Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:34:04 -0500 Scott Carle on When the kids take over the boat... http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/general-forum/when-the-kids-take-over-the-boat#p679 General Forum http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/general-forum/when-the-kids-take-over-the-boat#p679 They are way too cute 🙂 It looks like they enjoy the boat.

 

we are now expecting our first in about a week. 🙂 I'm already planning training her to love sailing 🙂

scott

]]> Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:26:54 -0500 Scratch on When the kids take over the boat... http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/general-forum/when-the-kids-take-over-the-boat#p678 General Forum http://downeasteryachts.com/forums/general-forum/when-the-kids-take-over-the-boat#p678 Just figured out how to upload photos.  I thought I'd put up some of  "The next generation".

As you can see, I get very little time at the helm now!  

I can't swear to it but I'm pretty sure that the captions are close to verbatim.

 

 

 

The three they call "Badness"!  They tell daddy where we're going!

 

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The real Captain! (Her...not me in the background)

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"Be quiet Daddy...I see the very expensive yacht there"

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"Ok ...I'll tell ya where we should go for the picnic...I'm navigating"

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"Do you think we should wake Mom and Dad up yet?"

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At least it's not raining...much

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The best jungle gym

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Levy, the not so little mastiff (she's 160 lbs now)

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"HANG ON!"

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ORION and family and friends

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