Kind of long this video but I think some of you will enjoy it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXNCPaOjPNQ
Gerald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXNCPaOjPNQ
Gerald
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That Early Morning Paddle
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Thanks for taking me along on your paddle. Can I paddle, too, next time?
Thank you for sharing the video. I can't get out on the water myself this morning. Watching your video helped me regain my morning Zen. 
What do you use for wrapping your paddles?
What do you use for wrapping your paddles?
Dagger said "What do you use for wrapping your paddles?"
It's the same tape used on the grips of racing bicycles. This one is the insulated and padded type. Quiet, resistant, warm and comfy on the hands. Buy only the better quality stuff that is sold in pro bike shops. Mine have been on for about 10 years now and are still in great shape.
Gerald
It's the same tape used on the grips of racing bicycles. This one is the insulated and padded type. Quiet, resistant, warm and comfy on the hands. Buy only the better quality stuff that is sold in pro bike shops. Mine have been on for about 10 years now and are still in great shape.
Gerald
I am assuming that tape is rather grippy. Do you find that it slides across the gunwale OK when doing a Canadian stroke?
It slides ok. I'm not a great fan of prying off the gunnels except in an emergency when solo in heavy seas. I also use mostly a semblance of the Canadian Stroke. Actually I hardly ever touch the gunnels at all being close to the water in a kneeling position. When I sit my stroke seems to be less consistent.
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OK,, that was fabulous with my morning coffee today. I was impressed with your ability to go in a straight line Gerald. I have noticed that it comes naturally to some people and totally escapes others no matter how much they try. You sir, are one with the paddle.
Now if only that had been a wood canvas canoe I would have been in heaven...lol.
Christy
Now if only that had been a wood canvas canoe I would have been in heaven...lol.
Christy
Christy, If I would have been paddling a WC canoe I would have been in heaven as a WC canoe is just too heavy for me now over long portages. How do you get a Chestnut Pal down to 40 lbs.
Cheers,
G.
Cheers,
G.
Thanks for sharing! looks like an awesome place to paddle.
sailsman63, I must say that as soon as our Labor Day weekend has gone by, just before moose hunting starts, that there is a great opportunity for some enjoyable time alone in the bush up here. This year the weather aloso cooperated. .
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Gerald - You made the film look as though the viewer was paddling your canoe. Very enjoyable!............Tony
Very enjoyable Gerald, smooth stroke, you make it look so easy.
Hey Robin, I try to copy your stroke. Missed you this year my man.
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