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I'm of the same opinion as Alan. A scaled down Raven would defeat the purpose of the boat. Why not build an Osprey? That's a boat you...

As mentioned above, the 39# weight & the way it paddled in moving water both left me thinking that it might be the preferred hull on the...

Don't forget Ontario Crown Land trips as well. Marshall lake loop, or Steel river loop........no thunder boxes, no maintained portage...

Day 13 Part 2: We departed camp late - around 12:45 - and the Tiche started to really spread out and the headwinds picked up. Progress...

Wednesday, July 25 (Day 13) : Part 1 - A dawn reflection Ben neglected to mention that I wet my pants last night... It's a bit...

The upper Connecticut River isn’t a real wilderness river. It flows past more cow farms and corn fields than wilderness. The campsites...

I'd say whatever is left of your muscles is doing pretty well, that's almost 9 kph for over an hour, a speed I could only duplicate with...

I tried paddling fast once, it was highly overrated. This was the so called training paddle.

OK, I've been on a regatta course with the Wilma before... but I'll leave the racing to others.

My best training paddles are the long day trips I do. Five or six hour jaunts where I sometimes push it the whole time. Poling upstream...

Got out bird hunting this weekend with my wife and the new portable Hilton. I'm really enjoying this new found life of luxury. We got...

I like checklists. On my wall, I’ve had a list of canoe trips to take this summer. Hopefully not a ‘bucket’ list, exactly, but as I’ve...

Tuesday July 24 (Day 12) In the morning, it was actually somewhat sunny which was a nice change from the overnight rain. The wind also...

My apologies bcelect, it's been a very busy week, I will try to get a more definitive answer today. I'll have to unroll the tent and...

The modified Pal did a seven day trip last June. It was paddled by a fellow who is a white water specialist, he prefers a looser boat, I...