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    Dave and Carol Curtis's personal canoes for sale

    They are a red skin coat Peregrine at 33lbs and green gel coat Mayfly at 23lbs. I take if from @NoelCanoeDad's Facebook post that Dave and Carol Curtis have retired from paddling. https://www.facebook.com/groups/199216365469862/posts/1462414632483356
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    Alligator attacks, kills woman canoeing with her husband on lake in Florida

    71-year-old fisherman dragged into water from land and killed.
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    Sleeping in tent vs. car vs. pickup bed in 10° F

    This video applies only to base camping canoeists in cold weather, but has some good info for the less experienced about heat flow, condensation, bag and mat insulation ratings, and safety.
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    The Ultimate Canoe Car?

    Given that tomorrow is Evel Knievel Day and to further connect the Tesla Roadster with river crossing, Musk says in the long unveiling video that the flying Roadster will attempt a jump over the Snake River Canyon in Idaho, which Knievel failed to do in 1974 with his "Skycycle", which ended up...
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    Video: Nolan Whitesell Runs the Niagara Gorge in an Open Canoe (1987)

    Thank you very much for these updates and contributions, @WhitewaterVideo. You have an excellent site, and I recommend anyone who likes classic whitewater videos to visit it: https://www.whitewatervideo.com/
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    The Ultimate Canoe Car?

    Folks here like to talk about their vehicles. So, how about the new Tesla Roadster: "Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a futuristic “flying” car Thursday that can launch itself into the air using rocket-inspired thrusters — and can hit 60 mph in under a second." "The Roadster can reach a top...
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    Three Nights on Low's Lake - Solitude + Wind

    Very well written and photographed trip report, RF. Thanks for posting it here.
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    How Life Jacket Prototypes are Torture Tested

    "After months of design and engineering, getting a prototype approved takes at least half a year and costs between $30,000 and $50,000 USD in certifications, according to Wagner. To be certified in both Canada and the U.S. under the new harmonized standard, PFDs are tested by Underwriters...
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    Great Smoky Dog Trip

    Thanks for that pictorial report, Tony. Hope the new rig gives you good camping flexibility and pleasure. That gray and white dog of yours is almost camouflaged against the gravel in that one picture.
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    The Panic Subsides

    There may be a few misperceptions I'd like to comment on. Everyone I've ever met in connection with flatwater freestyle paddling, both the instructors and students, paddle all the time in real life situations. They are lake trippers, river canoeists, whitewater canoeists, and even some...
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    Pine Barrens Functional Freestyle 2026 - Things I saw and did

    For the majority who don't know the dramatis personae, @tburris is Tim Burris, who is a Freestyle instructor and the primary organizer of the Pine Barrens Functional Freestyle Canoeing Workshop each October.
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    Pine Barrens Functional Freestyle 2026 - Things I saw and did

    Thanks for those great photos and terrific videos, Keith. I feel good that the Wildfire is back in its element, and It almost felt like I was paddling it again. For the info of others, that looked like Bruce's (@85dragonfly) class with him in his Curtis Dragonfly, Tom (@tketcham) in his...
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    The Panic Subsides

    Very nice review and essay, Robert. It summarizes how boat control instruction can not only enhance one's paddling skills, but also increase one's mental confidence and motion pleasure.
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    Deciding which canoe

    I agree with your analysis and @gumpus: Carbon Fusion will be a weight advantage and will not likely present any disadvantage. I have a Swift Carbon Fusion Keewaydin 15 and I would not trade it for any laminate that is two pounds heavier. It performs just fine on lakes and I have even taken it...
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    New Savage River Solo Coming Soon

    No, there are only two thwarts. In the picture, the long black bar closest to the bow is actually a telescoping foot bar.
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