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How old is old enough?
I take my hat off to you if the worst of it was a milled bag of crackers. I have no doubt that your son had a great time growing up, I know I would have loved it but I am also pretty sure that I could have come a cropper hence my questions on how others have managed to do it. At some point they have to come out of the playpen (already at 2 years old mine is too big for most play pens let alone one that I could fit on a boat), what then? Is it that easy to child proof a boat? What about them running about on deck when under way etc at 3-6 years old, do you have to keep them below with the first mate and the skipper taking turns at "watch" throughout? Tie them to the mast;-) (hmmm, sounds like it could come in useful at times :-))) )?
What boat were you guys sailing? Would you have considered him too young at 9-10 to do a transatlantic crossing?
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