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Just out of curiosity, I called the USCG this morning and asked about my Mustang inflatable PFD expiration date. As long as the green...

When I think of paddling WW I remember what our instructor told us in the late 1970's - kneeling was a good idea and great position for...

Since the beginning of the Adirondack 90-mile canoe race, for the first 35 years (before the Northern Forest Canoe Trail acquired the...

I've gone to a lighter canoe but you can only use that solution so many times till you are "walking on water" or swimming to avoid the...

I just read where they discovered that gravity has been increasing ever year since you started canoeing.

I have two Mustang inflatables and an NRS Ninja PFD. The plus for inflatables is that they are comfortable to wear on a hot day, not so...

I once paddled my canoe with a duck decoy when my paddle got blown overboard. Hard to top your "bad day exerience" and I wish you a...

Thanks for posting this. I started watching it this morning and watched the whole thing! Incredible photography and I almost felt like I...

That is impressive! I'll have work on that one.

Like this? Very impressive at 90. :)

At 90 I am not as flexible as I used to be but I manage to board the canoe successfully by using the "Head in the middle" as I hold the...