Pat Moore Andante

I have heard tell of the Pat Moore Andante. I have talked to people that have demoed it with Pat but have never been able to find one in the flesh. I was beginning to think that Pat made one demo and it no longer existed. Discussing the spec sheet and write up by Pat Moore with Dave Curtis we both think the Andante was Pat’s design to be Ladybug ish. A more maneuverable and playful canoe. I have 9 Pat Moore molds and was unsure if the andante was one of them. When recently a Pat Moore Andante popped up on the Freestyle canoe facebook page for sale I had to have it. (Thanks Joe Geronimo and Marty Cuff for helping with transportation). Upon looking at the canoe I definitely have the mold. I will have it at the WPASCR for people to paddle. Does anyone else have any info on the Pat Moore Andante? Thanks Dustin

It looks good. I would love to have a spin in it. As far as i know only one of his boars has made it to europe
Hope to see more pics of it and maybe even a vid with someone paddling it.

Enjoy it

NoelCanoeDad said:

...the Andante was Pat’s design to be Ladybug ish.

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In some ways, compared to Pat Moore's other designs, but it looks like there are some important differences between this hull and David Yost's Lady Bug. The biggest differences I see are the much fuller bow and stern of the Andante and the lack of a "bubble" center section. Not clear how much rocker the Andante has but to me, other than the sharp ends, it looks more like a white water canoe than a sport canoe, acknowledging that canoeing categories overlap a fair amount.



Added: Looking at the Andante some more, a seaworthy canoe with sharp ends could be a lot of fun.

NoelCanoeDad said:

I will have it at the WPASCR for people to paddle.

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I plan on being at the WPASCR so hope I get a chance to give your Andante a spin. I don't have my Lady Bug anymore but maybe someone will have one available for comparison.

Looks like a really fun hull!

tketcham said:

In some ways, compared to Pat Moore's other designs, but it looks like there are some important differences between this hull and David Yost's Lady Bug. The biggest differences I see are the much fuller bow and stern of the Andante and the lack of a "bubble" center section. Not clear how much rocker the Andante has but to me, other than the sharp ends, it looks more like a white water canoe than a sport canoe, acknowledging that canoeing categories overlap a fair amount.

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Added: Looking at the Andante some more, a seaworthy canoe with sharp ends could be a lot of fun.


I plan on being at the WPASCR so hope I get a chance to give your Andante a spin. I don't have my Lady Bug anymore but maybe someone will have one available for comparison.

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I agree with every thing you pointed out. I did not mean it was a direct cross to the Ladybug just that it should preform similar. It’s funny you say that it looks like a whitewater canoe. When I got the mold I said the same thing about the mold looking to be a whitewater canoe before knowing it was the Andante mold. I have 2-3 ladybugs so I can bring one of those as well to compare performance. See you there!