36 years ago my son's pediatrician said we had to wait until our son was 2 months old before taking him to the camp...he wasn't comfortable...he knew nothing about babies on boats..we waited...second son was at the camp at a month old..both my boys have been on boats since then...other than the life jacket , is it really any different than a car? Your gut tells you when to, and when not to...they learned from a very young age what's acceptable on a boat and what's not. The younger one was driving a 16ft Boston Whaler at 2 years old...he was always the more adventurous one, as a small child