Canoeists get stuck in ocean storm

Unexpected storm picks up in Nova Scotia, Canada. Three guys in a 16' Esquif Prospecteur paddling from an island to the mainland.
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[@fishpants3877]

"The sea was angry that day my friends- like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli".

[@tylermanthorne5259]

What's the name of the cove you pulled into?

[@hokkaidowilds1779]

Canadians are my favourite kind of people.

[@bonpecheur4565]

Geez, lucky that the waves where regular and not breaking 😰 , thanks for the up and down video ;)

[@michaeldalberti3597]

Hahaha you could feel the relief after pulling into that sanctuary at the end. Takes a lot of focus to remain calm during something like this!

[@TS-xj5mt]

Excellent thanks for posting. Hope that was nervous laughter because otherwise you guys had balls of steel !

[@krispedersen2335]

"That was somethin', eh?!?!" Love it!!!

[@tammyvincent9417]

Oh, this makes the Georgian Bay look tame.

[@carlacameron4936]

We were wondering when Noah would be back👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻.. lol.. but I have to say, my heart was in my throat watching you guys paddling those waves! Great job!

[@g.w.moorman3887]

Hope you fellows carry a reliable compass!! If the fog had rolled in, you wouldn't know which end is up.

[@Yellow.Dog.]

And a good time was had by all. Nice job!

[@tombeckett4340]

You guys are pushing your luck. 👍🇨🇦

[@wildernesswanderer]

Nice skill. Have done a similar one solo but not by choice.

[@jonathanreynolds2227]

Well handled, but clearly best enjoyed after it's over. The underlying relief at the dock was tangible.

[@NorthernRetreat]

Nice to get into the safety of the harbour.

[@jacqueline7118]

Very cool but very scary! Sometimes this happens in Nova Scotia even though it is not expected. Love that you guys are laughing, I may have been crying! lol Glad you made it back safe and sound! :) :)

[@henrymostert2125]

That's totally one of those I never doing that again moments

[@NuManXplore]

Was waiting for ya bys to break out into a sea shanty! 😉😀

[@safromnc8616]

Oh hell no ! I'd have been paddling my arse off !

[@chronicawareness9986]

wow!!! those where some nice swells.. lol crazy

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

That looked like fun 😁👍

[@daviddejong2756]

And this is why I have a kayak and NOT a canoe!!!!

[@jefffski]

Those waves looked regular and round. Proper positioning when cresting a wave would have prevented water from coming over the sides. There was no reason to have taken water in. Paddling in sync would also help stabilize the canoe.

[@BushCog]

Gross, the ocean is a different beast. Well done though.

[@sherrierifenberg2199]

Whoa!

[@jcavenagh]

Whoo...that is a young man's folly...

[@VE1PS]

The paddler sitting high up on the Centre thwart wasn’t helping with C of G much.

[@gregschuler1596]

Glad I wasn't there. Scary!

[@tigerdefo]

old town

[@urbanoutdoorsman5654]

Confirmed... you guys are crazy

[@douglasmoore5078]

Head for shore, make camp!

[@douglasmoore5078]

Or the pub.. lol

[@mccluskeyp]

Heading for shore was likely not possible due to the heavy surf these waves would create at a beach.

[@kirstymilligan9813]

Harbour ❤️

[@paultaylor3856]

So much fun

[@jimhanson7476]

Crazy cool

[@ericcp8757]

Hoooollyyyyy shiet. And you make it look easy!

[@joshpwnsnoobs]

brutal, you guys are hardcore

[@AlohaMilton]

Hrmmm, ever consider a layer of foam under a flat deck of plywood and fiberglass or kevlar to make a canoe unsinkable? Like 2-3 inches in the keel then a thin deck? Or even an inflatable floor that straps down, to make it so you can bail the thing out even if its swamped? just enough displacement to keep the rails a few inches above water line if flooded.

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

Holy Poop! lol. Madness. 😁😅🚣‍♂️

[@amx19733]

Holy sheeet!!!!

[@andreasarctaediusbjorklund2504]

How scared were you?

[@deepwoodguy2]

Stormy weather...you should have had a Hawaiian outrigger on the canoe...that would settle things down a bit... 👍😎👍

[@soniadowney7427]

Don't go on ocean in a canoe period

[@OutdoorsMyLife]

I got seasick just watching that, didn't look safe at all

[@offthecuffadventureswithjamie]

Some crazy stuff lol

[@johncheung4005]

danger, easy to be hit by thunder

[@antoinelevesque2842]

Try waves on Saguenay River ;)

[@scratchypants1]

Um, no.

[@jimandmelissacraig3262]

100 Wild Islands area again?

[@lisagauvin]

Ummm- I don’t think that was covered by the warranty….

[@NikonF5user]

WHY?!?

[@slappadabass3290]

Class II whitewater is more exciting

[@mccluskeyp]

Don't knock it without trying it.

[@rolandvachon9848]

Anybody need a change of underwear after that ride ?

[@mheermance]

I would not bring my recreational kayak out in that, let alone a completely open boat like a canoe.

[@jonasf4065]

Well, I've rescued kayakers in Buzzards bay with my completely open boat;)

[@mheermance]

@@jonasf4065 Is it a dory with flared sides? That would tend to keep waves out of the boat. A canoe lacks that, or worse has tumblehome to ease paddling. That invites waves to come over the side and into the boat.