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Freefall carnage and lots of rolls as five open canoeists take on class V+ Chile in 1993. I paddled with Bob Foote in northern California in the early 1980s and Mike Yee (et ux.) in the Hudson Gorge, NY, in the late 80s.

Bags add undesirable swing weight in the ends of a canoe. Racers prefer to paddle the lightest boats possible. Also, a dumped canoe won't go far on a short slalom race course with lots of rescue boaters around. Flatwater freestyle paddlers usually paddle with no PFDs during exhibitions for the...

Nothing improves whitewater boat control more effectively than participating in slalom gate racing or practice. Many a self-satisfied whitewater boater snaps into needs-improvement reality when she submits to the discipline of demonically placed slalom gates. Here's a paddler-eye-level view of...

The nonpareil Nolan Whitesell runs Bull Sluice at high water in 2004.

Coordinated, balletic paddling with two or more canoes, especially when synchronized to music, represents a high achievement in flatwater canoe control. This video also suggests that the future of "freestyle canoeing" may be in Europe. The crowds seem bigger and the participants seem younger...

Part 5: The gunwale caps, priming and coating

Part 4: The ribs and sheathings

Part 3: The ribs, headboard and stems

Part 2: Stitching the bottom and frame

(Edit: Part 0 video, building the gunwale frame and seat, is at post #9 below. You may want to watch that first.) Part 1: Bending the hull

Hans-Georg Wagner, a sculpturer and wood designer in eastern Germany (Cottbus), has been building beautiful plywood frame canoes since 1994 and paddles since 2004. First, is an overview video of the maiden voyage of a completed canoe, which Hans-Georg paddles with a combination of "Canadian...

So, to summarize so far for a straight paddle, Fedex seems to be the most expensive at $75, USPS Ground Advantage the least expensive at $25, cost can be minimized by reducing Dimensional Weight (cubic inches of the box)*, small businesses can get discounted rates that are less than retail rates...

I can't keep up with everyone's canoes. Do you consider your Kestrel the sport canoe, Tom, or is it some other canoe? Yeah, I love to do drawing and prying sideslips as I paddle under tree branches close to shore. Playing in rapids you can dominate or play-maneuvering in flatwater makes a...

I hope recped took Tom Foster's carving the inside circle course. There sure is a lot of water entering that reservoir and zillions of small lakes all around. Wonder if there are other boats there.

Good for you, Robin. I was paddling in Massachusetts with the Norumbega Chapter of the WCHA last weekend, and Steve Lapey spoke well of you and says hi. He was paddling bow in a red Chum tandem and there was also a red Chestnut Playmate there made mostly of sassafras, which I can't...

Since my OP in this thread, I have acquired a 29 lb. Swift Keewaydin 15 solo canoe in carbon fusion layup. It has jumped to the top of my list and not only because it my lightest and most liftable canoe for my ancientness. It has lovely and efficient glide, and is well behaved in wind and...

I did this time. It does sound funny. As I said, I almost never use an axe at home and never on canoe trips. I use saws, machetes and knives. They do what I need to be done. Last weekend was two canoe day trips with two nights in a campground in New Hampshire. I bought some split firewood...

I agree. My goal is not that every canoeist becomes an expert in every aspect of canoe sport, but to create and maintain a site that has available information on many aspects of canoe sport. Like a menu in a good restaurant. Erik, I consider you—a flatwater canoeist, whitewater canoeist...

The purpose of this thread is not controversy, but rather to stir up some interest and perhaps motivation to learn additional boat control skills that can be useful in various types of canoe sport, including the kind of canoe sport tripping you and Chat GPT have in mind. As for the adventitious...