Sailing is a sought after recreational activity & sport in many parts of the world. Parents encourage kids to take up sailing at an early age… as early as 8years of age. It’s a fun way for parents to spend quality time with kids as their participation too makes a big difference. Meet Natasha Contractor – she resides in New Zealand and describes how it all works out in the land of the Kiwis!
Natasha has been sailing since 2007. She describes the sport as something ‘unusual’. To quote her: “you …

Mumbai is an island… imagine the opportunities for water related sports & activities. Sailing is becoming a popular sport slowly but surely! Keeping in mind the spirit of Mumbai, we propose to promote the spirit of sailing amongst children… the next in thing for Kids in Mumbai..

 
We at Giira have extensive coverage on children & sailing in the articles compiled below. And we mean to push the sport for its excellent qualities! It’s a sport meant for one tough gazooka.. its ALSO surprising to see so many girls on the …

Almost any kid can spend an afternoon fishing with a homemade pole on the banks of a river, or building dams, bridges and pools. It only takes a little bit of imagination to create a small raft to float in your backyard streams.
With some parental guidance and a chunk of balsa wood you can create a genuine craft to navigate that brook that will last for years to come. Follow this step-by-step guide and build your own floating masterpiece.
DIRECTIONS
The Keel and Hull:

1. Draw an outline for your boat on …

Courses on design and construction of simple model racing yachts, suitable for building by children are going to be the next in thing offered by hobby classes. Constructing a model yacht is an ideal way to build up skills in working with a range of materials – skills that may later be the basis of a career in engineering or manufacturing technology. It’s also, more importantly, fun.

Creating anything is fun, after all. When you create a model yacht it has life and beauty of its own when you …

There are various sports, hobbies and other recreational activities parents urge their children to take up. These play a vital role in their personality and overall development. Are you on the lookout for an activity that would offer your child the complete package deal?
Inculcate in him various qualities, teach him self reliance and resilience and of course get creative too? Enrolling your child for sailing lessons is your best answer…
Sailing is not just a sport. It can be enjoyed as a recreational activity as well. When it comes to …

The ‘Optimist‘ is quite simply the dinghy in which the young people of the world learn to sail. Sailed in over 110 countries by over 150,000 young people, it is the only dinghy approved by the International Sailing Federation exclusively for sailors less than 16 years of age.The “Opti” as the young sailors fondly call her is the greatest little boat in the world.Sailing is a lifetime sport where those in the age group of 8 to 80 are practicing the same skills. One of the tasks of the Optimist …