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Did you ever watch a war movie where the medic tears open a packet with his teeth and dumps a powder on a wonded soldier's bleeding...

A blade that tapers to a very thin edge all around the blade is important for quiet and in-water recovery. We've all seen such as the...

For regular power strokes, be sure to match the entry catch with the relative rearward velocity of the water for a smooth noise-less...

Good choice, but the Indian (or box) stroke can only be accomplished very awkwardly with a bent paddle. It will not be a complete...

During the Yukon River races, in a voyageur canoe paddling at an average "flat water speed" of 6-7mph, added to an average 6+mph current...

"A meander is the pleasantest distance between two points" -origiinal quote attributed to Paul Jamieson and favored often spoken by my...

While in Canberra on a business trip, after a brief chat about my recent Yukon 1000 mile race, I was invited by the Australian...

After I had been mainly self-taught for many years, I met Caleb Davis. born a Canadian, Moved to USA, became a guide and BSA High...

My canoe racing career has tended to attract a number of varied medical professionals. My Adirondack and Yukon race partners have been...

In my earliest racing days as bow paddler in a heavy woodstrip voyageur canoe, I self-discovered the bow jam, I carried a spare very...

My brother toured Nova Scotia last summer. I have long been thinkig about planning a trip soon, maybe this fall after the '90. I keep...

Nothing hard about using an efficient method of paddling, clearly the easy way for me and many others. . I fully realize that one can...

We each year have a single loon family residing on our small private no motors allowed lake. Early in the season they are skittish, as...

I remember well in the earlier days of the Adirondack 90 mile classic canoe race, especially when rounding a particular highly wind...

A 10.5 foot Hornbeck has taken me on frequent trips well off trail to many remote Adirondack ponds, and on a 185 mile cross-Adirondack...