Recent content by Glenn MacGrady

In response to a DM I received, my understanding is that a mockumentary (a blend of "mock" and "documentary") is a fictitious satire or parody deliberately presented in documentary style. I haven't seen this film, but I assume it mocks the sport of interpretive freestyle paddling in costumes to...

Samuel Dunning, the writer and director of "Canoe Dig It", contacted me with a request to publicize his mockumentary film on this site in order to reach our large community of canoeists. I'm happy to do so. IMDB, which currently reports an astounding 9.4 rating for the film, describes its...

Jay, not sure where you are, but I have a very little used Nova Craft Bob Special in Aramid Lite layup (about 40 pounds) I bought for my daughter near Jacksonville, Florida. She's never used it.

Yes, that's another reason I'm thinking of gloves. Thanks, Steve, but I don't want padded gloves. To focus the usage and desired features better: I'm after full-fingered, unpadded, thin gloves that will drain and dry easily, that will offer sun protection for the back of my hands, that will...

There were 15 solo canoeists functionally freestyling in the New Jersey Pinelands last week. I'd say everyone was in a "sport canoe" — 14 of them composite and one Royalex. From the top of the picture to the bottom, the canoes are: Northstar Firebird Swift Prospector 13 Swift Wildfire...

Tom, do they work with phone touchscreens reliably? I use my phone a lot to take photos. I should have specified this feature in my OP. The newer OR Ironsite II LT glove claims touchscreen compatibility.

Fingers are what get the abuse.

Thanks, but you're right. I wouldn't want anything grippy because a significant percent of my strokes involve palm rolls. I'd prefer a material more slippy than grippy.

In fall of 2011, I was communicating extensively with a "re-emerged" Patrick Moore and proofreading a history of sport canoeing that he was writing. That history was never published to my knowledge because Pat soon submerged again—who knows where or why. Most of us now assume he has passed. In...

I'm interested in suggestions for some sort of thin and fast-drying paddling gloves for skin protection for warm weather paddling—NOT waterproof or insulated gloves for cold weather/water paddling. I've been paddling a lot in the New Jersey Pinelands, which has unusual challenges. The rivers...

In 2025 I canoed more than in previous years. After four consecutive days of paddling in the Jersey Pine Barrens in October, I developed forearm pain. There was no pain in the elbow joint as is symptomatic of tennis or golfer's elbow. Just pain on the underside of the forarm when I would grip or...

I bought six AVOFOREST telescoping poles from Amazon, and used a five pole setup for five days on a canoe base camping trip. The five pole setup was a little tricky to learn by myself, but it stood up rock solid in high winds and rain. I used two Dyneema guy lines at 90° angles at each corner...

I found my fake grass mat and just used it for six days in sandy, leafy, pine-needley New Jersey Pine Barrens. I used my foam sleeping pad at the other tent entrance. The grass mat was superior. You can rub stuff off your shoes on the bristles and it's easy to shake out. Rain wets it but seems...

15 solo open canoes today on the Batsto River in the NJ Pine Barrens. 4 Savage Rivers (Ornstein designs), 4 Swifts, 3 Northstars, 2 Bells, and 2 Curtis's.

Double bend more ergonomic. Keeps shaft wrist straight, not bent-cocked. Am in tent in the Jersey Pine Barrens.