Really nice selection! 💙

A wrong and dangerous method for righting a swamped canoe. Do not stand in a canoe, especially while trying to lift weight that will put your boat out of balance. You're in danger of having two swamped canoes! There is a much better method!

Looks like he was turning in a circle the whole video... anyways really appreciate the tips.

I miss this madriver

Solo Paddling is the ONLY way to paddle.

I have used the services of Algonquin Outfitters many times over the years for both family and non-profit group trips. Always an A+ experience. I also own a Swift Kipawa canoe built by Swift Canoes. 😊

is it good for solo as well?

recent freestyle exhibition kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3fQcoOIjLSnZ5Y

One man canoe race

Oc1 canoe race

New to open canoe paddling and researching form and function of different strokes. Very informative so thank you for making and posting this.

Thanks for posting myself I prefer pack canoe with kayak paddle

I just showed my 9 year old where the instructor allows the paddle to contact the gunnel, which I strongly discourage my boy from doing. We decided I need to talk to this instructor's mother.

Really effective stroke! I paddled for quite a few years before I started using the cross draw a lot. Watch C-1 races…They all paddle offside almost as much as on.

Good demo. Another way to steer is using a “C” stroke. Depending on the situation, start with a small draw stroke, pull straight, end with your rudder stroke which can be a really hard pry. Unless you are on a leisurely calm lake, end your power stroke at your hip -not behind your body. You have much less power behind your body. In whitewater, it’s important to lengthen or shorten strokes depending on the situation. I’ve seen beginners with only one stroke length!

Would the same technique work with a kayak? You'd have to lift each end in turn to get the water out.

Is there a parts kit for making bamboo gunnels for fiberglass canoes over 18 foot long?

Soloing is best best done using a kayak paddle. Unless you're a glutton for punishment, then by all means help yourself. Only time you should be soloing with a single blade is in fast currents or whitewater.

Enjoyed watching the demonstrations. The music captured my attention. 😊

That’s probably the best explanation of the J stroke. I was doing most of those errors 😂. I couldn’t figure out why it wasn’t working for me. Most of the videos I’ve watch make it look so easy

Music by...?

It should be noted that the stove should be lit and run with the gas canister in the normal position for a minute before inverting the canister. The preheating tube needs to be hot or the liquid fuel could flare up.

Seriously?! That many laws regulating how to go canoeing? Wow. I'm glad I live in Michigan.

The C stroke is a great stroke. I would not say it should end in a pry, that probably has to do with the large bow out of the water. The basic principle is that if you paddle on one side of the canoe, the boat will curve away from that side. If you paddles in a curve under the boat, in the opposite direction then the boat goes straight. Equal and opposite direction. The paddle through the stroke is offseting every unwanted movement of the canoe. The smoother the stroke, the more elegant and efficient it is. But depending on the conditions it may need tweaks like pries or draws mixed in. One should always look for the least intrusive correction.

That style of paddling is fun, but can be a problem in wind. The front is well out of the water and depending on wind direction can prove uncontrollable. In big open water, where a lot of accidents occur, it is important to think like a sailor. Balance with the wind. this can require some unorthodox positions in the boat, to get it to weathervane to your advantage. If a person is tempted to move back to get a piece of the seat, the bow will rise even further out of the water, and the immersed sections of the boat will start to behave like a log in a rolling contest, then if the wind comes to the party you may find yourself swimming in the water. Not that these are bad techniques, but one has to experiment with them in safe, warm conditions, and poke around to discover what they do well, and what they do not.

Love these Canoes... Well built. Love the Colour as well... Ox Blood

I wonder if these are better than the Ally canoes. I've paddled an Ally once and will never do it again unless i have to. It was a dog to paddle, had no glide, poor maneuverability and lousy tracking. I'm guessing that the inflatable hull of the pakcanoe helps some.

This is fine for the super light canoes.

There's a reason they call it the "goon' stroke 🥴🥴🥴🥴

The problem with the J-stroke isn't that it's awkward, it's that it's painful! You are contorting your wrist into a very stressful position, and doing it over and over must wreck havoc on your wrist joint. And I don't see why it's more efficient. They're both stern rudders. The J-stroke uses the same face of the paddle for the power stroke and the pry/rudder, but so what? How much more efficient could it possibly be?

Looks like this is marketed as the NEXT. Which I think is a better name for it. When manufactures use only a few model names then and two or three additional words for different versions, it can only lead to confusion.

63 lbs is heavy for portages. If you can afford one, a canoe that's under 30lbs is much better. 14 ft Prospector style is ideal.

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaaVo6aaeq2GjrM If you want to use less energy to get there!

This came up in 2022 on my feed. Man, I sure miss Canoeroots mag! I know...it still exists in a form...but I tried the yak thing many times...I'm just ate up with canoes. Nice to see some of these beautiful paddles too.

7,400 prices you out of business, to compete for your price must drop to 2,400. Did you ever sell one?

Beautiful indeed, Thank You ! ! 👍👍 I want !

Marc Ornstein approves

I only argue with people I like. With your technique your paddle will be 4" too short. My bent shaft paddles have a bend starting at top of forehead, not bottom of nose. My straight shaft paddles, that I use in whitewater, are 4" longer. I've been canoeing for over 30 years. I'm 6' tall and my knuckles do not drag... well only a little. Maybe you're sizing a paddle for a flatwater racer, those people that have a 90 stroke per minute cadence. I'm no racer, but I'm 68 and I go faster than many people. I reach forward and use my torso and arms together to pull back. I use a Bending Branches 54" bent with a rock guard tip. My Grey Owl 54" bent needs reconditioning. Both fine paddles.

Man, do I miss getting Canoeroots mag every month! I was even in a couple issues. Nothing better than canoe fishing to me.

The numb legs when kneeling is not a reduction in blood flow, but a pinching of the nerves.

TOTALLY AWESOME. Nice to see the change compared to a Bancroft Junior Ranger's visit in 1989.

That's not how Marc Ornstein would do it.

Exactly how my dad taught me just fucking brilliant. Makes canoeing way more fun you can canoe on your own, with friends that can't paddle worth a shit and its honestly just fun to paddle when you don't have to struggle in the wind or just going all over the place because you have to change your paddle side every 2 seconds.

What size is that barrel?..60l?

I really dislike the J stroke, I never got good at it and it seemed like a good way to get nerve impingement in my wrist. The goon stroke comes natural and is more powerful, at least for me. Thousands of wrist contortions a day can't be good. Seems like a cause of tendonitis.

Excellent explanation!

Thank you. Not only did you explain the stroke but you also showed how w3 go wrong which is a great help.

Going canoeing later I'm scared we're going down a waterfall

Great when the overturned canoe weighs 30 pounds. 90 pound canoe not so much.

that choppy slow motion part made me feel like I was going to have a stroke😳