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We are located in the Niagara Region, but the largest nearby city would be Hamilton Ontario. Instruction from a real person would definitely be of benefit to us. Thank you for the reply.

We have a cow pond on the farm. If the pond was a bit bigger I would be out there right now trying the rudder technique as you describe. I wonder if I can convince my wife that we need to enlarge the pond?

I really like your suggestion of each paddler taking a turn to paddle independently. I think this is a great idea, as each of us will be able to see how we are affecting the direction of the canoe, and what we each need to do to be able to head in a straight line. We definitely will be doing...

Thank you!!

Thank you for the video suggestion. We need all the help we can get.

Thank you for the advice. I can't bicker with my wife otherwise she will never get in the canoe again. And I need someone to help paddle!!

Your comment "you don't know how to paddle a canoe" made me laugh... can't argue with that observation. I appreciate all of your help and especially the comments about carve and yaw, as I was not aware that this is what was happening. Thank you again

Thank you for the reply. It is much appreciated.

Thank you for the advice. We shall be firing up the youtube videos before our next outing to learn from our mistakes.

I will preface this by saying we are absolute newbies, and our paddling skills are only one step above just flailing the paddle in the water ... We had a loaner canoe last year, of unknown make and model. It was a relatively flat bottomed canoe with a slight keel, Kevlar, and about 15 feet in...