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Happy Birthday, Edmond Halley (1656-1742)! ☄️🔭
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I have paddled with a lot of green paddlers over the years. The one type of paddler I cannot stand are really confident people with a... -
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On a canoe tripping site, a post like this can stir some controversy. I'm not a big AI guy, but I asked Chat Gpt to define canoe...
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DDaleS reacted to ppine's post in the thread Improve your boat control techniques to enhance all types of canoeing with Like.
I met an old cowboy from Utah at Mule Days in Bishop, CA many years ago. He summed up his profession in a few words, and they apply to...
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DDaleS reacted to eckilson's post in the thread Improve your boat control techniques to enhance all types of canoeing with Like.
A worthy goal, but probably not realistic for those of us with a life beyond paddling, which is all of us. I focus on what I need for...
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DDaleS reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Improve your boat control techniques to enhance all types of canoeing with Like.
Here is another video that explains and illustrates how to paddle carving circles more pithily than does Tom Foster. It is based on...
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DDaleS reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Improve your boat control techniques to enhance all types of canoeing with Like.
In his videos, Tom Foster always talks about paddling in (carving) circles. That is, he teaches that all paddling in whitewater...
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DDaleS reacted to Woodpuppy's post in the thread What are your current solo canoes and how do you like them? with Like.
The NW Solo has asymmetrical rocker, like the Polaris. Don’t know about the Sojourn? Tracking in my Polaris is great, and of course...
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DDaleS reacted to Tsuga8's post in the thread What are your current solo canoes and how do you like them? with Like.
The seller was nice enough to let me test paddle the Sojourn yesterday. I was in a creek; at the put-in the current was almost...
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DDaleS reacted to tketcham's post in the thread Improve your boat control techniques to enhance all types of canoeing with Like.
Deleted. Not relevant.
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DIt's true that paddle manufacturers can call something a Maine Guide paddle to help sell it. But there's really no doubt that an...
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DI purchased an old Bobs and it came with this six foot paddle. I’m pretty sure it’s cedar, 30” , about 8” at the widest point. I prefer...
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DDaleS reacted to gumpus's post in the thread Swift Keewaydin 15 Review and Trip Reports in Winter Cold and Wind with Like.
Nice. I thought I'd share my impressions too. I inherited a Kee15 from a close friend about 6 years ago. Not my favorite way to get a...
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DDaleS reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Swift Keewaydin 15 Review and Trip Reports in Winter Cold and Wind with Like.
I was very conscious of being careful. As I will detail in my upcoming winter paddling wardrobe thread, I was in a new drysuit for all...
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DDaleS reacted to memaquay's post in the thread Swift Keewaydin 15 Review and Trip Reports in Winter Cold and Wind with Like.
That is a great report Glenn, thanks for risking life and limb for us! I think I really want one now, Swift should be giving you a...
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DDaleS reacted to stevet's post in the thread Swift Keewaydin 15 Review and Trip Reports in Winter Cold and Wind with Like.
“Frost-ian” snow falling was my favorite winter paddling weather. Used to paddle winter a lot before moving S. Nobody else around. Kudos...