About Thomas

This is my son Thomas. This photo was taken in our back yard last year - he likes to use my whitewater kayak to paddle around the pool. As you can see he has his own wetsuit and likes the water.

Thomas has been sailing with me a lot and likes blast around on windy days, but has some concerns about sailing a boat by himself. Like most guys his age he likes technology, has a better iPod than anyone else in the family and just got his own cell phone so he could talk to his mom and I from Kid's Science and Engineering day camp at the University of Ottawa. His phone (fueled on a $10 pay-as-you-go card/month) is cooler than mine. Go figure.

I think he'll like sailing in his own boat if I let him use a GPS once in a while - so he can see his direction and speed. He's also suggested some waterproof VHF handheld radios so we can talk while on the water. He's not a fan of the spinnaker in my boat - it goes too fast and he's caught the boom with his head on an unplanned gybe.