Brought my 4.5 month old (12 lb) kid out for his first boat ride a couple weeks ago. Went to Wally World and bought a Coast Guard approved life jacket and it fit and I was able to lift him up by the jacket without him sliding out. Went all around the Broads, around Sleeper and Rattle Snake, then back to MP Headquarters, back to my camp. It was a SouthEast wind with some white caps. No issues. He loved it.
PS, good luck keeping the kid awake in the boat. Every kid I take in the boat falls asleep, especially under 5-6 years old. The infants within minutes.
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