Sliding Focus

Open water waves are very different than standing waves in river. In open water, like an ocean or lake, I think of waves as a transfer...

When paddling in a tail wind, where there is a lot of fetch, you not only have to worry about the wind pushing your stern around but I...

In Canada, solo canoes were a relatively rare bird until recently, well a decade or two. I had solo canoed quite bit in the early years...

And, if that day should ever arrive, listen to us howl in agony as we wish they'd all stayed in their kayaks. Alan

I get that. But without other considerations it doesn't make sense to me that this doesn't also apply to recreational kayaks. Tandem...

I think the idea of promoting solo canoes to new canoeists is a good one. Solo canoeing is more intuitive, and I think easier than...

Photo documentation may be lacking but I got 'er done. Now to wrap this up... I clamped the seat to the porch railing outside and...

That was certainly my experience. I grew up where there were very few people paddling anything. And anything they did paddle was big...

That's a fair point. I hauled a Damsel Fly (tiny little solo stripper) from WPASCR because the owner is hoping that I can repair it...

I was approached by a younger cousin about whether she and her husband should get a canoe or kayaks. Her thinking was; in a canoe, it...

Most people don't want to expend the effort to develop what they see as an intimidating skill set to master the single blade. I believe...

The path of true enlightenment is sparsely populated

Congrats!!! I thought you had spent an inordinate amount of time in that boat - now we know why!!! 😁 😁 😁

I'm very pleased that this site and its members can help promote canoe addiction. I've enjoyed a lifetime of dabbling in various canoe...