teach your children well

Look whats available for your small kids, this from Spain where some of our  Optimists were taking part in the surfski competition. I love seeing small kids on the water with their parents, its a great way to introduce them to the sport and the younger the better. This picture  was sent to me by Rachel Einav one of our Optimists .

Racheli also sent me this one showing a variety of Inuit  paddles. As you can see there is a lorge variation in styles and as my wife said when she saw all the paddles, "looks like you can paddle with anything you like"
I guess that just about sums it up, you can really paddle with anything you like, its just a matter of learning to use the stick of choice and practicing with it.