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I like to run the bow line to the stern so that it droops to where my hands are when my arms are down. That way I can correct for out of...

I'm a local Physical Education Teacher who will have a class trip on the Ellis in October. Part of the class is learning how to research...

Waccamaw is really beautiful, I have passed through in a sailboat.

Waccamaw River, just after dawn.

I thought I read that WW2 British commandos used fabric covered kayaks on some missions.

Read Cockleshell Heroes.

His book Alone at sea is available for free download at the Internet Archive.

I've used epoxy to glue cracks.

I’m working on a trip report with photos. I just got back home Tuesday, :)

It is surprising how many of the oldest bark canoes look very similar to some of the modern ones. The link below has more information...

Funny, I'm just the other way. I've spent so much time on saltwater that it's my comfort zone. Usually I paddle salt marshes and bays...

Sometimes you can't eliminate all of the risks nature can throw at you. A dry suit can save you, and probably be a good idea, but...

Hannes Lindemann paddled across the Atlantic in the fifties in a folding Klepper I think. There was another German who went from Europe...

Welcome aboard! I hope you can find good beer in your new location. Otherwise, It might be time to start brewing too. ;)

Thanks Chip, I failed to mention that I was using a cart with fat tires when boat hauling which really helps on soft surfaces. A...