Superdave

@Superdave thank you for posting your experience! I might take you up on that offer later this summer, @ABT knows I'm willing to drive...

This is only a guess on my part, as I have never seen a Blackwater in person, let alone paddled one, but I would guess that the Cruiser...

Congrats on your new hole plug, Erik. The Explorer in both the 16' and 17' Royalex versions is a versatile tripping canoe. I thought...

for over 20 years, my Kevlar fusion Swift Kippawa has been dropped, slid down granite ledges, boofed ( both intentionally and un...

Good observations. I think most people (me included) tend to over estimate the water they paddle and how hard they are on a canoe. There...

I have once again had my mindset tweaked on this. My YouTube watch history for the past couple of weeks has largely consisted of events...

Thanks for posting this Glenn, I probably wouldn't have known about it otherwise. I'll be there with my Swift Cruiser 16.8: not an ideal...

I'll second that. While I don't use a cover, if I was leaving my epoxy boat outside for weeks at a time, I certainly would. Other...

It may also be helpful to take a historical perspective on this competition. I have always understood that canoes were hugely popular...

Yes, quality canoes are expensive, which is certainly a barrier, but I think it's unfair to single out one manufacturer with such...

Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan (Isle Royale), Illinois, South Carolina, Colorado, Florida, Maui, Alaska. I was on Tahiti a couple of...

I'm also in the one spoon, no fork camp.