Poll: How Whitewater Skilled are You in an Open Canoe?

[DanOver]

i had run class 1&2 in my OT Pack and larger tandems before I decided to mess with 3+ this summer. Did fine in the pack ( swam once in a 3+). Tried a used WW boat with big rocker and saddle. i found the saddle uncomfortable, but once I got used to how responsive the WW was, I had an easier time in the 3+ stuff.

All in all, im glad I gained better whitewater skills, but I realized that in a 10 mile run on fast water I was l
watching/ reading water so intently I was never enjoying the flora and fauna around me. I decided I was done with intentionally running the bigger stuff as I enjoy looking around and relaxing too much.

 

[Seeker]

I've run the riffle between Turtle and Slang Ponds on my own (1 inch drop in elevation, 50' long, maybe, for those unfamiliar), and was in the front of a canoe steered by a much older and experienced Scout on a trip down the Delaware River about 45 years ago... I theoretically know how to steer into the V, but wouldn't think of trying it anywhere without a mentor, so I'd say I'm utterly unskilled.

 

[Woodpuppy]

Zip for me, but only because there isn’t any to speak of in Florida except during flood stage.