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I've never paddled a Phoenix, so I can't compare it to anything. I have a 2001 Bell black-gold Bell Wildfire that I'm willing to sell...

One thing about the WildFIRE is that it responds VERY well to corrective strokes. If you are into "hit and switch" paddling, the...

I Will make some better pics next time What is on the photo. A wildfire. Some northern irish bags. A solway dory leeboard with mount A...

I've had the Solitude for several years now. Its seat is adjustable to three heights. It came to me with the seat in its lowest setting...

I'll agree that the seat can make it easier (and more comfortable) to heel a hull. When I built my Raven, I contoured the seat all the...

The "best" example of a bubble sided boat from, back in the day, is the Curtis Lady Bug. Several of the other Curtis boats, of similar...

Canoedad, I actually began learning FreeStyle in a Curtis Nomad…a touring hull. It was comfortable at the rail and that heel was...

I have no interests in promoting any designer's or manufacturer's canoes. I can, however, relate what I have experienced and witnessed...

Al, your solo preference of paddling long tandem canoes from the stern seat is pretty unusual, and you are the expert in that style. I'm...

One point on secondary, sometimes called final stability. Some very hard chined boats and some continuously flared boats can get very...

That depends. It can be done either way, depending on the geometry of the hull, the kneel/sit outfitting, and the skill of the paddler...

Most of the so called shouldered boats are essentially flared to the shoulders, then tuck in. As such they stiffen, as you heel them...

I typed this this morning before Marc's post and forgot to hit post! :ROFLMAO: 😁 I don't think it's really necessary to lean to the...

Thanks for the post and photos. Was it worth the 36 hours of driving? I have dreamed of doing Bowron for years, but no accommodating...

I'll try not to make a long trip report, but there are a few things I can say that I don't think I've seen covered here. I convinced a...