Nantahala River in flatwater canoes

[@NearlyNativeNursery]

I highly advise these guys take a white water beginner course. One gains so much helpful knowledge that provides one with far better powerful strokse and other white water tricks with a paddle to make paddling more fun.

[@williamdavis6056]

Ain't much to the Nantahala. One of the easiest class II runs anywhere. You could paddle a jon boat down it.

[@sgraham602]

what boats are you guys paddling? looks like a discovery and two explorers?

[@hajjiinater]

Your right, one explorer is a 14' and one a 16'

[@sgraham602]

looks like a blast! I might have to get up there with my explorer one of these days!

[@jamesguralski5156]

Nice I'd love to kayak that 1

[@alancayn4390]

nice.....!

[@budwiper5517]

Not really what most people would call flat water canoes. Usually those have keels. As a High Schooler I ran the Natahala from above Patton's run to below the falls several times in an 80's vintage Blue Hole canoe that was really no different that what you are running, and by no means a flat water canoe Nice video though

[@hajjiinater]

+bud wiper I just called them flat water boats because two of them were 16 footers (v hulls). Nantahala falls just swamps them so we take out above. some kayak kids, geared up to the max, said we were old school for paddling 16 footers on that.

[@anthonypayne2526]

Bud, I have an Old Town Discovery, and while it does not have a keel, it has almost zero rocker. So, it is not a whitewater boat. Having said that, it is a lot of fun to paddle downstream in some whitewater.

[@garycousino4016]

Yep, bought my Mad River Explorer back in the late 70s. That boat was state of the art back then. Took that boat down just about every run in the south. Still have it and in good shape. Jumped on the solo white water canoes as soon as they came out. Thats why its still around