kahel

Good point. When I was paddling tandem I could easily get out of my thigh straps. With the narrower solo, I wear only neoprene socks and...

Pretty sure I'd be in white-knuckle-death-grip-on-the-gunnels mode at that point too. 😆

He was at the top, but not at the bottom. Doesn't look like I am on the seat either. We hit a rock at the bottom that knocked us both...

An otter tail on an otter tail.

Pre-work paddle on a hazy morning. Now I know the real reason yokes are shaped that way.

I recently completed the Texas Water Safari in June. Due to dangerous flooding downstream, they stopped the race 30 miles short...

I’m like Kahel, I always have a bag in the canoe. Most of my current paddling is flat water solo paddling so I outfit the canoe with...

I'm sure all those Canadians will be welcoming us with open arms. :) Alan

As far as thresholds I think I'm long overdue to add float bags for flatwater paddling in winter purely to make boat recovery easier if...

I always use the floats. (Canoë diffusion) They are an integral part of the boat, so to speak. It doesn't matter whether I'm just going...

First coat of dark blue Epifanes paint on both canoes, the Kevlar came out much nicer than the canvas covered Robertson. Even with the...

Great find, Brightraven. Quite a turnaround from the Maryland and Maine canoes we were discussing the other day. The virtues of keels...

Thanks Glenn, Yes, the Morris down in MD planted the seed for another WC (which I still am intrigued by), but I couldn’t pass up this...

Me and the best boy got out this morning for a nice paddle. Lots of birds, including a bald Eagle, which are rare here in SW Ohio.

Today I picked up a 115 year old wood and canvas Kennebec that measures 15' long (I have yet to measure the beam or weight). I saw the...