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Here's a video Trip Report of a 6-day trip down the Turtle River in late June. I hope you enjoy it. Kindly Like and Subscribe if you...

There's nothing special to say about it... It's originally a sail made by the german company “Klepper,” and it was originally intended...

It does the same thing that the keel or centerboard on a conventional sailboat does, keep the boat from sliding sideways when the wind...

Leeboard ... . . . . finished. Now I just need to paint it, align the clamps, and secure them. I'm very happy with it. And...

Can't say it was the beaver dam, we got a lot of rain in a short time, but... Normally that dock is a foot or more above the water...

Saturday, July 18th I was woken by a steady rain just after midnight, and I happily fell back asleep to natures’ music hitting my tent...

New to me, Blackhawk Starship. I think this will quickly become my favorite. It helps that it’s currently my only dedicated solo 😂.

Marc Ornstein and his mimicry camouflage

Some photos from my trip, last week, to Boreas Pond. My paddling partners were Rascal and our host, here on Canoe Tripping, Glenn MacGrady.

The Jordan River runs through the Raquette Boreal Complex in the Adirondack park, and is a place that I had been interested in exploring...

The Coast Guard covers areas that we might not consider "coastal." For example, the USCG Heartland Region includes the Mississippi...

Actually, what I said and meant that there is abundant open canoe life other than paddling in whitewater or from one's knees. However, I...

Thanks Ucanoe, all good points to consider. I don’t paddle any coastal areas/oceans, so I’m assuming Coast Guard regs don’t apply. But I...

Coast Guard regulations require a vessel less than 7 meters long and moving at less than 7 knots (almost all of our canoes) to display a...