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In my hands, the GP is the wettest paddle. Most Euro blades are fitted with drip rings, which keep most drippage out towards the blades...

Dry suit packed. Hope I can hit a benign weather window.

I started out in canoes where a vertical paddle stroke is good form. Then came kayaks. At first I the GP for change of pace when I got...

Do people canoe on the waters at Pictured Rocks? Should I pack my drysuit?

I'm going to Michigan, dang it! Leaving next week. I've joined the West Michigan Kayaking and Canoe meetup. Judging by photos, they are...

Nice TR on a great trip. You might not be the first, but the list of upstream canoers that made it up there can't be too long!

well done trip and report. I sure like having old TRs to look back on, so I hope you manage to keep this.

when we first got this painting, I spent a lot of time trying to see what’s happening. I think the painting includes canoes, but more...

260cm double blade. I don’t like the constant drippage off the blades into the boat. It’s useful in a headwind, but frankly, that thing...

Good points! A loaded boat is so much more stable than an empty canoe. And standing in the stern, side to side is tight, so fore/aft...

Glenn—thanks for giving Woodpuppy a little slack on the “canoes-only” inclination of the CT site. If not a canoe, the pumpkin was at...

Alright! I’m a power poler! Don’t t really have much power though, so more correct to say I use the power poling position. The...

Looking through the canoe art thread, I noticed several pictures of canoeists poling. What strikes me is the foot positioning of the...

Welcome. Good profile picture, especially since it’s a new canoe!

Howdy, Rob. I just have to ask, what are you going to do with those old bikes? When I looked at old bikes, it's been because I wanted to...