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Bill, with that workout you shoule be ready to take on the "Cannonball 90" next.

This has long been the bane, especially of heavier canoes during the Adirondack 90 mile race. The ancestor of the suspenz type cart was...

those old Sears Roebuck catalog glossy pages were rather waterproof. :cautious:

In the early 1980s, I wanted to make the trip from my home, not far west of the Blue Line, on a NE diagonal route across the Adirondacks...

Thank you. There are lots of those there.

Everyone has a first time in the 90. Many folks are in it only for the experience of it without regard to competition. With up to 275...

That is one of my most preferred methods of getting into a solo canoe, works in a tandem too. Especiallly useful in shallow water that...

I used to sometimes carry a double as my spare, with the idea that it would be helpful in wind - which it was until my single blade...

Lumbar back issues have prevented me from joining some of the smaller Adirondack regional races this season. After an RF ablation...

I do not think that a double-bladed paddle would work very well for me here. :)

Why?

For me, the big drawback to double-blade paddles (and why I'm hesitant to use them) is the awkward bulkiness of storing the paddle in...

no,no,no!!! switching to a double is the first step towards the dark side!!! it won't be long until you're trading your open boats for...

Oh, not really, these are people in my private lake association, and they knew me well as a board member and committee chair of the...

When I was stationed in OH in the Air Force, I bought a "lightweight" thin skin model Grumman for my family use. I was surprised to...