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Roger Corbett was the author of Virginia Whitewater, a paddler’s guide to the flowing creeks and rivers of the Old Dominion. I was a novice canoeist learning to paddle whitewater and Corbett became my canoe mentor. He was an interesting character and I looked up to him. It was Corbett who told...

Thanks, Canoe Trip. I’ve sent you a DM.

I just got a 50” bent by Bending Branches. Nice, and the rock guard edge should delay the onset of ragged edges, which my ZRE had. But, it’s heavier than the ZRE by 6 ozs. I’m working on the Advantage, so I haven’t tried it out yet. The canoe shop in Annapolis doesn’t sell ZRE. Does Zaveral...

Thanks forth replies. Snapper, I sent you a DM. yknpdlr, I can assure you, I won't be paddling 70 or 63 miles. I don't know much about the General Clinton and just looked it up. I'm impressed that people do that mileage in under 10 hours. I can only briefly paddle a canoe 5mph. The racers are...

I think one foot in the middle is best, but I sometimes use a method that can be summarized as "aim your arse at the seat." I most often do this when boarding from a muddy bottom when I know my shoes are bringing a couple pounds of mud along with them. With the boat parallel to the bank I stand...

I'm heading for Cooperstown NY in a week. I have often paddled the last few miles of the Susquehanna where it transforms into the Chesapeake. I want to paddle the other end of the mighty SuzyQ, and will try to do so during my visit. It's be great to have company. July 29 or 30 are the likely...

For health reasons, I avoid eating saturated fat. Most meats, many fish, and most processed foods have sat fats. I'm worse than a vegan. Most groups don't want to be on my diet, so group meals are out. I hate pot lucks, where I bring food to share and everyone else brings food I either can't eat...

Thanks all for the comments. Interesting comments on paddle length. In the last few years, I've lost almost four inches of height. I used to be 6'4", now I'm around 6'. It's freaky how people I haven't seen for a while all seem taller now! Probably most of my height loss is due to spine...

I recently lucked into a Wenonah Advantage, a 16.5’ long, skinny-ish, solo canoe. With 0.5” rocker, it is nearly a flat-bottomed boat. This Advantage has a tractor seat. I’ve only paddled it twice, just enough to raise a few questions. Leaning the Advantage has a different affect than leaning...

Alan, that's aood looking van. I have a '21, but the cargo version. Mine is really noisy. Wind noise is probably about the same, but I'm curious to know if the vans that are outfitted for passengers are more quiet. Most of the noise comes from the tires and the road and it reverberates through...

I just got an Advantage. The distance between the gunwales is narrower than on the similarly-tractor-seated Rendezvous and the clamp-in carry yoke I use for the Rendezvous won’t fit. While the clamp-in yokes are way better than nothing, I find attaching the yoke tedious to annoying. I sometimes...

The bike ride was after the river trip. I often wish for a bike I could fit into the canoe. That would streamline the shuttling process.

Potomac River Day Trip: Hancock to McCoy’s Ferry June 2, 2025 Paddled the Rendezvous I stopped on the way from the Western Pennsylvania Solo Canoe Rendezvous to continue my fill-in-the-gaps trips on the Potomac—paddling stretches of the river between the stretches I have paddled. A big...

You should dig into this thread, which wonders into, at length, soloizing a Penobscot. "Guest" was a user named Mike McCrea and many posts in that thread are from him. The long ones. Also, Canoetripping's "Will Derness" soloized his Penobscot, utilizing some of McCrea's ideas. So, you should...

I’ve paddled many of the adventurous stretches of the Potomac, mostly stretches with rapids, but that leaves a whole lot of river I’ve never seen. Weather and my schedule recently provided a short opportunity, so I went to Cumberland, MD to paddle. I had previously paddled Old Town to Hancock...

Often times I find myself out of step with prevailing opinion. This is the case with the much beloved MR Explorer. I don't like MRE's. I think it boils down to the v-bottom. I prefer shallow arch. I suppose other's can, but I was never able to make the MRE carve the bottom. The MRE readily...

Gumpus, are you sure that isn’t a scarf joint in the gunwale? I scrub off mud after a canoe trip. I bring a small push broom and a 5-gallon bucket. With the bucket, I dump river water into the boat, then use the broom to swish it around and loosen the mud, then flip the boat over to drain...

I always wonder about ocean crossing paddlers. The scenery doesn’t change much each day. Different conditions, maybe. But it sure seems like it would be monotonous. The kayakers must be real loose screws. Where do you take a dump in a kayak? At least in a canoe you could move around.

I have a ZRE paddle I enjoy using for flatwater paddling. The edges of the blade have become jagged. There is no identifying information on the paddle to tell me if it is a power surge or anything else, just a ZRE sticker. I have no idea if the paddle has the magic curve at the paddle tip. I...

I’d contact Hemlock and discuss. No doubt you could slap some FG and epoxy on the damaged area and it would be strong and watertight. Those are the main things, I guess. But I expect the wrinkles are there to stay, which could possibly change the way the boat handles. Maybe there is a way to...