Soloing a tandem canoe....

[Canotrouge]

Soloing a tandem canoe in class II-III water... This is a 16 foot Composite Creation Expedition soloed from the bow seat going down a class II-III section on a local run. That rapid is a bid "S" shape, there is an Island in the middle at the top that offer lots of possibilities for different moves, like jet ferries, S turns, C turns, surfs etc... Starting at the top you can run it straight just keeping your boat pointing down, but that is boring, so I try to do a few or all the moves I can to make it more exciting... On this run I started on river right and Jet ferried to the island then a tight C turn to the end of the island into a small eddy, to then come out of it on a slight ferry to the center of the river and ran to the right of the main wave train to then exit to river right a the bottom eddy!!
The photos are form after exiting the bottom eddy on the island!!

 

[Steve in Idaho]

That water looks cold!

I get a kick out of how big tandems look when soloed in big waves. Like they're going to launch for the moon. Great photos!

 

[Canotrouge]

That water looks cold!

I get a kick out of how big tandems look when soloed in big waves. Like they're going to launch for the moon. Great photos!

Water is usually cold... We pretty much ware dry suits all year around up here, most of the time they are a good idea, some time just by habits!