Book Offers Boat Adventures for Kids

June 30, 2010  |   Posted in Member News   |   1 Comment    Tags: Books

Authors David Seidman and Jeff Hemmel are calling their new collaboration a book for parents who want to introduce their kids to the world of boats, boating and the sea.

“The Anti-Pirate Potato Cannon…And 101 Other Things For Young Mariners To Build, Try, And Do On The Water” (International Marine; June 2010) provides dozens of adventures and activities for kids, and projects parents and kids can do together.

Topics range from how-to to fanciful, in random order so that each excursion in to the book turns up unrelated gems on facing pages. The book has instructions for activities on, in or near the water, such as building paper boats, constructing a waterfront-swing, cooking lunch on a hot engine, or water-skiing barefoot. It’s said to encourage kids to get outdoors, build things, explore, cultivate their curiosity, learn self-reliance, and get a dose of the magic of adventure on the water.

Seidman (dseidman305@gmail.com) is the former executive editor of Boating, and author of “The Complete Sailor,” with more than 85,000 copies sold. Hemmel (jeffh@tampabay.rr.com) is a longtime contributing editor to Boating and member of the International Jet Sports Boating Association Hall of Fame. Contact either for more information.