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More than in several years, due to improved physical condition, a new-to-me 28 lb. canoe, and an affirmative effort to connect with other canoeists. 18 day trips, 11 nights tenting at campgrounds in the Adirondacks, New Hampshire and the NJ Pinelands, plus five nights in a college dorm.

Marc, thanks for taking the time to post a photo essay on how you make laminated wood paddles. Do you have a standard menu of woods you use to make a paddle, or do you vary it depending on supply, customer request, whim, or other factors?

I've seen this 1977 Red Cross film before, but I don't recall whether it's been posted here. Regardless, the risks and safety precautions depicted are timeless—and reminders are always a good idea. The film depicts canoeing about the time I got involved with serious whitewater. Flotation was...

The monkeys have been there for about 90 years, originally released in the 1930s. They can be dangerous to humans because they bite and carry the Herpes B virus, which can be fatal. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/UW412

The Silver Springs River is a very popular paddling venue in central Florida, and we've discussed the rhesus macaque monkeys that inhabit part of the shore there several times in the past. I've paddled the Silver many times and have seen the monkeys in the trees, but I've never seen THIS:

We are drifting away from flat water freestyle, but switching hands is an important functional paddling issue. Lennart's reference is that many top whitewater slalom racers now switch hands at appropriate times to get the best leverage, force and efficiency for the next upcoming slalom gate...

This thread reminds me of reading National Geographic in the 1950s and being awed by the pictures.

"Most freestyle techniques developed from a functional standpoint. The various techniques/maneuvers being used to navigate lakes and streams. On narrow, twisty streams or crenulated shores, freestyle shines. The movements of the paddle, paddler and the canoe are fluid, seamless and efficient."...

I had good friends in Queensbury in the 1960s. As for Tim's Millbrook, here's some info about the Millbrook AC/DC that he may or may not know. I was friends with the founder of Millbrook, John Berry, in the 80s and 90s. He lived and made canoes and taught canoeing in the Adirondacks then, in...

Ah, Scotland! The home of my clan Cameron. The beauty of Helen of Troy. The weather of Edgar Allan Poe. @samb, thanks so much for posting your report and pictures. I know we've posted some YouTube videos of paddling in Scotland, but not many (if any) first hand member reports. Speaking of...

That sounds reasonable. Maybe I don't fully understand why different cold contraction rates would cause Royalex cracks. Of course, I've heard about it for at least 30 years and have stated so myself, but now I'm not sure I understand the physics of it. What contracts more, the wood or the...

I watch a lot of YouTube, and there are AI/CGI (= FAKE) videos all over the platform now. There may be an obscure or ambiguous notice buried in the video description to the effect that the video was "altered" or has "synthetic content", but I think such a notice should be required to be...

Why? More generally, I'm curious as to the relative cold crack potential of Royalex canoes with wood vs. vinyl vs. aluminum vs. vinyl w/aluminum insert gunwales. I've never thought about this issue.

In Firefox, which I mostly use, I get this message even after rebooting: "This video file cannot be played. (Error Code: 224003)" The video plays in Chrome and Opera, so there seems to be some sort of browser conflict or other issue.

"The Foam Canoe Kneeling Pad - Floor Pad for Comfy Canoeing from Watersports Warehouse is made with half-inch closed cell foam and has a non-skid bottom with soft, polyester fabric on top."

Trying to play the video linked in @Murat V's OP now keeps giving me an error code. Anyone have any idea what this means or how to get the video to play? We all seemed to like it back in 2023.

If you want an SRT, this is an excellent offer at a very reasonable price.

Joe, thanks for posting those lovely photos and video. Lake George has been one of my favorite places of all time because the entire setting is so striking, and because I spent three summers there during my college years in the 60s. I've paddled day trips in the Bolton Landing area, Narrows...

Holy cognitive dissonance! With 29,000+ views, this dead idea thread has garnered more views than any other thread in the Site Announcements and Info forum and must be one of the most viewed threads on the entire site. That seems to indicate that the thread title garnered a lot of interest...

Very interesting. Thanks for the further info.