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I don't have the Encounter anymore. My second boat is an Esquif Echo, which should be a good boat to practice with. I don't kneel...

Even 50% slower it would look pretty impressive. Far better than I could do. Watching the other video, and one I found on my own, a big...

Eckilson videos? Link? I've seen people in other videos do a cross forward stroke. Looks a little awkward but something I'd like to...

I have paddle from Oak Orchard that is a bent shaft with a spoon (curved) blade. In 2022, I was bow paddler on an overnight canoe trip...

I can do a J-stroke, but it's not a thing of beauty. The big mistake I was making with my J is the thing I really need to watch with the...

Last year (2023) I bought a Werner Bandit. A whitewater paddle with carbon shaft and curved fiberglass blade. I don't do serious...

I'm glad you asked this because I was thinking of starting a similar thread. My answer, partly, depends on whether you are talking about...

First off, I wouldn't call myself a kayak person. I had canoes long before I had kayaks and I still have four canoes and love them...

Good point. Everyone has their own way of outfitting a canoe. But how do you think people would feel if their new car didn't come...

I might have mentioned before that my "canoe" club is being taken over by kayaks, but only for solo paddlers. Most tandem paddlers are...

Last weekend I paddled my Esquif Echo (T-Formex) on a shallow, gravely river. The bottom is so slippery I had to be careful about...

I was recently on a river paddle with someone that had a Phoenix. Seemed to perform very well. Her's was Blacklite and I loaded it on...

Went for my first paddle of the year a couple days ago. Lake was totally devoid of Ice. Looks like I could have gotten out sooner, but...

Having read the article, it's not clear to me that he's against assymetric canoes. I think he's just trying to reassure readers that...

I was looking for something to read while riding my exercise bike and came across this...