Stig's protege.

The Canoe Stig · 11th June 2010 18:57:30

Having just done a couple of days with forum members Darren, Lynne and Tobey in the lakes (more to come on this),where poling, lining, tracking, wild camping and bush craft was all used, some of it must have rubbed of on young, Tobey aka "Little Stig.

As here he is on the upper Derwent.

It's not many kids of his age that like being in a canoe let alone want to have ago at all aspects, he going to make a brilliant outdoors man this little one.

Looks Like I have competition

Thanks again to Lynne Darren Tobey and Jake for a brilliant time.

pieface · 11th June 2010 20:12:21

The Canoe Stig wrote:

It's not many kids of his age that like being in a canoe

I dunno about that. I'd have thought nearly all kids of his age would like being in a canoe.
Maybe should have read; Not many parents of kids his age that would like them being in a canoe.

I like the way he's unweighted the stern slightly to snub down that rapid beyond the bridge.

Cheers, Pieface.

andym · 11th June 2010 20:32:31

ther is no competition he has you beaten hands down. i should just give up now LOL

snowgoose.skipper · 11th June 2010 22:25:12

pieface wrote:

Maybe should have read; Not many parents of kids his age that would like them being in a canoe.

There's a great bit on the "This is Canoeing" DVD where Scott MacGregor takes his son Dougie (a toddler) down some rapids. The commentary notes that he's sometimes criticised for this... but he responds with a great line about this being perhaps "not as irresponsible as driving down the highway"... and talks about investing in his child: investing now in the child being interested in the same things later in life.

I'm definitely from the Scott MacGregor school. We've photos of SGC being carted up Striding Edge at 6 months... her 1st birthday and 2nd christmas included her first climbing wall and climbing harness... and by three she was helming a 22' trailer sailer with confidence. When she was 6 months old I got grief for having her on my back as we dismantled a barn roof (over our local stream museum) and when she was 2 I got more grief when grandma (mum's side) witnessed her climb with confidence on the the boiler-house roof (involving ascending 20' up a ladder).

SGC's first ascent of Jake's Rake (her insistence, harness and climbing boots already on) was kinda foiled by her falling asleep in the backpack as we approached the route and awaking only as daddy reached the summit... but when wakeful she's done a roped climb in snowdonia and many unroped scrambles. At two she was cycling roads without having ever experienced stabilisers, routinely threw herself into swimming pools and was starting to regularly fall off a pony that bucked and reared and was a handful when trotting/cantering/jumping (sadly, hasn't put her off: I'm still working on that).

I'm sure it's possible to take this approach too far... but so far I've seen little to convince me that the more mainstream alternative is better!

Last edited by snowgoose.skipper (11th June 2010 22:39:36)

pieface · 12th June 2010 01:20:45

Sundown wrote:

pieface wrote:
The Canoe Stig wrote:
It's not many kids of his age that like being in a canoe
I dunno about that. I'd have thought nearly all kids of his age would like being in a canoe.
Maybe should have read; Not many parents of kids his age that would like them being in a canoe.
I like the way he's unweighted the stern slightly to snub down that rapid beyond the bridge.
Cheers, Pieface.
It's The Bow (Wink)... But, Yes... I See At Least "Someone" Was Paying Attention (hehe)...
Seriously... What A GREAT Pic, Stig... Thank You
Sundown

Ah Sundown, you fell into the old trap of looking at the seats!
I always figure the bow is the end in front of the paddler (or poler, as Jake so ably demonstrates).

Biff · 13th June 2010 20:44:06

At least he has the sense to choose a Green Canoe

: Biff

Sambo · 6th July 2010 15:15:56

IMHO its the best way.

I started canoeing when i was ten, so a real late starter! But I was going on boats from 3 weeks. Rowing a 10' skiff accross coniston by 5 (not steering though). In used to spend all day out on the fells on my own or with a chum, we used to get up to all sorts, and yet niether of us ever got into a dangerous situation... we knew better.

At 10 I was gathering sheep of the fell on my own, with dog. At the age of 12 I guided my first guest to shoot a roe buck. By thirteen I often took guests onto the open hill after Stags & Hinds, and could drive and dissasemble the engine on a Series 2a Landrover.

Living Proof that Boots Beat Playstations!

Sam

docksider · 7th July 2010 20:18:09

All for early immersion!
Whether it be sandpits, boats, or canoes.
Or just dragging em round the countryside, to fishing ponds, archery targets in stately home grounds.

Some of it rubs off.

Black Sheep Paddlers

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