Six-year-old who kayaks to school in Shoreham wins award for bravery at sea

Indie Reid has travelled and grown, and her parents say they cannot believe the things she does – it 'blows their minds'.

Dad Ocean Reid explained the family is currently moored in Shoreham and little sailor Indie attends Shoreham Beach Primary School.

The school has been impressed by the way Indie takes care of her little brother River in rough seas and headteacher Darren Vallier presented her with an Oscar award for her kindness.

Mr Vallier told her: "Indie, you are amazing!"

He said Indie was the bravest and most modest person he had ever met and she had lived a life he could only imagine, as she explored the sea.

During the winter, Indie went through 60mph storms, frozen water supplies and a bottle gas shortage, but she did not complain once.

Indie sailed a ten-day passage along the south coast during the school summer holiday, travelling around the Isle of Wight, and she is training as a line handler in preparation for her first Channel crossing in the coming year.

Indie continues her voyages with her sailing family and can often be seen kayaking to school along the River Adur. Follow the family's sailing adventure on Facebook at Into The Blue Life.