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I take it you are asking about heeling from a centralized solo seat. I'll make some points, probably repeating what others have said...

I have a royalex YS and a composite wildfire. Im comfortable heeling both and do, much of the time. The YS is maneuverable but less so...

tketcham has it right. Heel is one factor but equally important is pitch. Canoes steer, primarily from the stern. Pitching the bow down...

The Solo 13 is an excellent boat for twisty streams and for learning Freestyle techniques.

My main boat is a Swift Kippawa, another Winters design, and has a fair bit of differential rocker, but to be honest leaning it varies...

I don't think that a half inch of rocker difference will affect heeled maneuvers all that much with the Cirrus (2.5/2.0 inches)...

Glenn, what an excellent photo journal! It was great to read it and re-live the week. And it was great to spend time with you on the...

I am HUGE fan of the WildFIRE - and would never debate the need to buy one! 😁 I do want to paddle the Cirrus, because why not! Plus...

Not to ignore your Cirrus vs WildFIRE inquiry but, having paddled neither, I'll help kill time until someone knowledgeable strays...

I seem to recall John Winters saying that his asymmetrical canoes tracked best when there was enough weight in the stern to make it...

I've never paddled any of the boats you mentioned or any boat with differential rocker for that matter, but being opinionated I'll offer...

I think I didn't word my original post well - what I was trying to ask is whether boats like the Cirrus and YS solo would be equally as...

Curiosity question - everyone knows the advantage of having a boat with a fair amount of uniform rocker for maneuvering in narrow...

Uckermark Lakes Nature Park The Uckermark Lakes Nature Park is located north of Berlin in the middle of the water-rich, gently rolling...

It was great meeting you Glenn! I wish I could have paddled with you guys - but a night of camping was great fun nonetheless!