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Simply, Pat Moore called his paddles "cues". Canoe paddles other than his were "primitive", so his deserved a special name. He custom designed each one so it could control a "sport canoe" with the precision and accuracy of Fast Eddie's pool cue. More wordily, I will quote from Patrick Moore's...

I agree, so I moved the discussion of Pat Moore Cue paddles to this thread for that topic. @gumpus, you seem to have more experience with Pat Moore Cues that I do. I'd be interested in knowing the dimensions, and seeing pictures, of your Grand Classic (small blade) and Sport Classic (medium...

@gumpus then said: "I don't want to distract too much from Marc's awesome thread. Pat had at least 2 standard blade sizes (Small = huge, Medium = cartoon size) and at least several standard lay-ups...and I'm not sure what he considered ideal balance. I have one 57" Grand Classic with small blade...

I bought a brass candle lantern 45 years ago from a company called Early Winters, which I just found in my cathedral of entropy (aka basement). I'd forgotten about it all this time and through several cross-country moves, and don't recall ever using it or even lighting it. Some questions for...

The racks are for 50 lb. kayaks in this video, but with some spacing modifications the concept should work for canoes. I suppose this isn't rocket science for experienced woodworkers, but it's a step-by-step visual example of one rack construction method for walls.

Yes, this is one of the many examples in canoeing where we have terminology differences that end up confusing communication. Sometimes there are many different words to describe the same canoe stroke or move, and sometimes (as here) we have the same word ("carve") describing two different...

"Welcome to Fastest Known Paddle (FKP)" "Making an FKP attempt is a wonderful adventure. Escape to the beautiful world of the river (or lake(s)/ocean) and get swept up in the excitement of the challenge!" "Current number of FKP’s logged on the site: 34 (in a variety of categories), on 25...

Me too. "Plane" shaved up an image of a canoe-building tool in the windmills of my mind.

I had not heard of a "tangent" until I saw this video. I subsequently learned it is primarily a tandem maneuver, but I had never really heard of it in that context either until recently. Perhaps someone could explain what a tangent turn is when paddling tandem and when paddling solo. Maybe there...

I hope posting this video is okay with our member @dutchlennart. After all, he must have consented to it's being posted on YouTube nine years ago. The idea behind this video is a contest between two of the best known freestyle canoeists in Europe, Mark Maier and Lennart Bal. It's an unusual...

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More than in several years, due to improved physical condition, a new-to-me 28 lb. canoe, and an affirmative effort to connect with other canoeists. 18 day trips, 11 nights tenting at campgrounds in the Adirondacks, New Hampshire and the NJ Pinelands, plus five nights in a college dorm.

Marc, thanks for taking the time to post a photo essay on how you make laminated wood paddles. Do you have a standard menu of woods you use to make a paddle, or do you vary it depending on supply, customer request, whim, or other factors?

I've seen this 1977 Red Cross film before, but I don't recall whether it's been posted here. Regardless, the risks and safety precautions depicted are timeless—and reminders are always a good idea. The film depicts canoeing about the time I got involved with serious whitewater. Flotation was...

The monkeys have been there for about 90 years, originally released in the 1930s. They can be dangerous to humans because they bite and carry the Herpes B virus, which can be fatal. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/UW412

The Silver Springs River is a very popular paddling venue in central Florida, and we've discussed the rhesus macaque monkeys that inhabit part of the shore there several times in the past. I've paddled the Silver many times and have seen the monkeys in the trees, but I've never seen THIS:

We are drifting away from flat water freestyle, but switching hands is an important functional paddling issue. Lennart's reference is that many top whitewater slalom racers now switch hands at appropriate times to get the best leverage, force and efficiency for the next upcoming slalom gate...

This thread reminds me of reading National Geographic in the 1950s and being awed by the pictures.

"Most freestyle techniques developed from a functional standpoint. The various techniques/maneuvers being used to navigate lakes and streams. On narrow, twisty streams or crenulated shores, freestyle shines. The movements of the paddle, paddler and the canoe are fluid, seamless and efficient."...

I had good friends in Queensbury in the 1960s. As for Tim's Millbrook, here's some info about the Millbrook AC/DC that he may or may not know. I was friends with the founder of Millbrook, John Berry, in the 80s and 90s. He lived and made canoes and taught canoeing in the Adirondacks then, in...