Tryin'

Man, talk about a "1of 1"! 😄

Halfway in to our destination in the BWCA, the plastic grip of my recreational Zav broke off in my hand. I assume it was the result of...

I like learning new words. I can now relate canoeing to Aesop's Fable about the testudine and lagomorph.

The videographer called it correctly at 00:24 of the boat flip video: "If they go down there, they aren't coming back up" Like Glenn...

I owned a Clipper Sea-1 canoe (which is much like a Kruger Sea Wind), which is designed for big, open water paddling, where the wind and...

That hull's probably not far from what I'd suspect a sea kayak is. (I've never seen one in person) I took the above picture and can...

Hilariously, the WPASCR this June is where I paddled the Savage River Falcon and got my first exposure to a ruddered craft.

A few years back I went to the Western Pennsylvania Solo Canoe Rendezvous. As I was going into lunch I looked at the fleet of canoes at...

Sticky from forest detritus or sticky because the waterproofing is breaking down? I've had to toss two tents due to the latter. One was...

Any Costco chicken that shows up Saturday night at our hook-up is unlikely to survive the late night munchies. As for Canibalism -...

Get a canoe that naturally performs in the way you want, or just go get a d...mn kayak with a double paddle and rudder if you can't...

I won't be adding a rudder to any of my boats, although I can see their usefulness. Over the last few years I've learned to use my hull...

My kayak had a rudder but it was a kayak. The only time a rudder is rally needed on a canoe is when you are sailing. That said I’ve...

As a former aerodynamic loads engineer, one canoe on a roof can be quite aerodynamic (it does depend on the shape of the vehicle), but 2...

My #1 boat already has a slightly skegged stern that can be pinned just by shifting my gear back. and the boat I run my motor on for...