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vandrv
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Initially Posted - 05/21/2002 : 20:17:26

I plan on sailing this summer with a six month old baby on board. I've read all the information here about jacklines and such but was wondering if anyone sailed with a child this young and just what you did with them? I ahve bought a small life vest, but am wondering what would be the best way of securing them below deck. Thanks for any ideas.

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gnorgan
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Response Posted - 05/21/2002 : 20:42:34

Duct tape? It's cheap and if you're careful, can be reused...<img src=icon_smile_clown.gif border=0 align=middle>
(I couldn't help myself)<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

C25 tall/wing
Classical Cat #5944

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/21/2002 : 21:44:23

When we sailed with our baby we put her in a baby carrier and kept her, for the most part, on the cabin sole wedged between a dinette seat and settee. This allowed her to be secure and in a spot with the least amount of motion. In our experience we found that the motion of the boat put our daughter in an almost perpetual state of drowsiness/sleep (similar to being in a carseat) so she seemed content when down there. Occasionally, when the sailing was fairly easygoing, we would wedge the carrier into the cockpit sole or one of us would hold her. Also, we kept her shaded and lathered up with plenty of sunscreen.

Don Lucier, Northstar
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allencl
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Response Posted - 05/22/2002 : 01:03:08

Yours may be a bit beyond this stage, but I couldn't resist showing you our current "project"...

<img src="http://home.ptd.net/~allencl/pics/baby1.jpg" border=0>
<img src="http://home.ptd.net/~allencl/pics/baby2.jpg" border=0>
<img src="http://home.ptd.net/~allencl/pics/baby3.jpg" border=0>

Cheers,

-Chris on "SPIRIT" C25 SR WK #5644

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Response Posted - 05/22/2002 : 08:15:33

When my son was that age we used to use a gate to turn the v-berth into a giant playpen. When underway he was usually in the cockpit, in his little PFD, under my or my wife's firm control. We also had a seat that clamped to the table we could strap him in, but he liked the v-berth the best.

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tinob
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Response Posted - 05/22/2002 : 10:43:53

Sailing with little SCUTCHES onboard,

My fourth little one graduated last year to kindergarten and I miss having one sailing with me in spite of what seemed like inconviences at the time. I have the dinette configuration and early on I'd wedge the carseat between the table and one seat--stick a bottle in his mouth--sing a sea ditty--and away we sailed. Soon he grew beyond these confines and would sleep with the table lowered and with his pfd on and the ole bottle propped and off we went. When awake he'd have on a pfd tethered to a jack line. When things got hairy I used a replacement bottom hatch board to which a car seat was bolted and tucked him in as we headed for home. It wasn't long before I was really scratching for something new when I discovered the bucket--six inches of water in it and had the best pacifier till then. Before long he was bigger and the bucket no longer did the trick at which point I'd plug the scuppers and pour a few buckets of water in the cockpit, some plastic toys and voila. Then he went to preschool and the fun deminished accordingly. I was sailing more but I missed my buddies.
The youngest is six now and on occasion( usually earache or sore throat times)I'd run the old ditties by him and we had a chuckle and we both knew those were special times.

Val on "CALISTA" #3936
'83 Wing/Tall
Patchogue,N.Y.

Val Bisagni

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jm
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Response Posted - 05/22/2002 : 11:25:23

Got any .wav files of those sea ditties ?

Here's hoping you never have to convert the ditties to Gangsta' Rap..

p.s. great shots Chris! - definitely precious cargo.

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RichardG
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Response Posted - 05/22/2002 : 17:19:31

Like Chris, we used the Tupperware approach:

<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b1d705b3127cce9b69fc7e27380000004410" border=0>

As you can see, it is secured with straps. During the day, she pretty much stays in her car seat which wedges into the "bassinet". At night, she sleeps in the bassinet alone (which is lined with 1 1/2" foam covered with cloth).

My two daughters have outgrown it -- I now use it to store my power tools.

RichardG 81 C25 SR/FK "Sanity"

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tinob
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Response Posted - 05/24/2002 : 09:11:23

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Got any .wav files of those sea ditties ?
Naw, I just made them up to fit the occasion, usually started with DAAAAAAda-MIIIIky-sailing on the sailboat-up the waves down the waves sailing on the sailboat. Just added material til they fell asleep.
Val

Here's hoping you never have to convert the ditties to Gangsta' Rap..

p.s. great shots Chris! - definitely precious cargo.

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Val Bisagni

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