Idiot Savant

I have to say I'm skeptical. If boats were faster healed over then racers would paddle them that way and they don't. A healed over...

The reason they lean the boat, for more traditional paddling, has to do with reaching the water and easy turning, not speed. At least...

On Sunday, I went paddling, in my crossover kayak, for the first time. I know this is a canoe forum, but bear with me for a minute. I've...

As I said, it takes some effort to turn. I paddled mine down Stillwater Canyon and didn't have a problem, but I was young and strong...

Have you guys looked at the Wenonah Encounter? Their highest capacity solo. Holds a ton. Very stable. Pretty fast. The only thing I...

Have you considered the North Wind solo in IXP? I have two North Winds, a solo and a 17. The North Wind is no whitewater boat, but I...

The unfortunate thing about canoe design is what makes a boat fast, also makes it less maneuverable and not so good for whitewater...

When I first got my Northstar North Wind solo I took it for a paddle, on a local lake, and tried to do sit-n-switch. I could barely get...

I'm not sure who started it, maybe Ted Bell, maybe John Winters, Maybe David Yost. Excluding variations of the Prospector, which seems...

I was very impressed with the Buffalo River and the whole area around it. Not a fan of swamps. I know some people think they are...