kona

I don't really have much to add to the interesting observations above other than an image from when I was playing around with canoe...

Fun topic. I've owned a composite Yellowstone and Wildfire and agree with kona that the Wildfire is significantly more maneuverable. Yes...

I have a royalex YS and a composite wildfire. Im comfortable heeling both and do, much of the time. The YS is maneuverable but less so...

Metamorphosis!

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it's that time again

Since my OP in this thread, I have acquired a 29 lb. Swift Keewaydin 15 solo canoe in carbon fusion layup. It has jumped to the top of...

Dedicated solo's. Currently 3 I think Old town next with a kneeling twarth Lovely day tripper up to grade 2. Gentle cruising...

Thanks for the write-up, Erik. The Dead is one of my top 10 paddling places of all time. I did it probably 30+ times in the 80s and 90s...

Yup that’s it - same level too. In that video you can see a canoe going down the right side of Upper Poplar. That is the open boat...

The Dead is great - one of my favorites as well. 14-miles of spruce trees and class II/III rapids - at least at the levels that I run...

Thanks for this write up and the story. Sounds like an adventure! I’d love to run that section. Some day for me maybe.

There are rivers that aren’t too difficult if you take the right lines, but can be brutal if you don’t. I was on one of these rivers on...

I’ve also joined the Millbrook club. I just bought a lightly-used Millbrook Outrage. This is the second boat that I have in both Royalex...

I cleared my social calendar this evening so I could run another paddle test. It was a beautiful evening with light winds and mostly...