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Although a very short paddle like a Nessmuk "pudding stick" will eliminate the need to shoulder cradle, that may or may not be an advantage depending on one's paddling skill. Here's a fellow paddling one-armed with what looks like my bent shaft Sawyer Manta...

It's not difficult to scull or even paddle slowly forward or backward with a regular paddle properly cradled in one arm. No gimmick paddle is needed.

I haven't paddled tandem in decades, but I have a lot of differently shafted and bladed paddles when I paddle solo: straight shaft paddles with both flat and spoon blades, single bends with both flat and spoon blades, double bends with spoon blades, double scoop dihededral blades, and S-blades...

I can't view the YouTube video. It says private.

Doesn't look like a Yost design. Which will be the bow and stern?

Looks like fun. Thank for the posting, @samb. Is there some cultural, secret society, prison escape, or DSM-5 reason for the red and white costumes of that tandem couple?

@Riffle-Raff, congrats on your new paddle, and thanks for you detailed report on its performance for you. Beavertails are among the oldest and most traditional paddle shapes. What is the difference between the Dri-Ki Beavertail and the Guide model that you are seeking. BTW, most folks here...

In this linked article, Marc Ornstein focuses on the physics of: (1) the forward stroke, and (2) heeling and pitching the hull. https://freestylecanoeing.com/the-physics-of-freestyle-without-the-numbers/ "Freestyle canoeing has been described as 'The Art and Science of Quiet Water Paddling'...

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-mysterious-island-has-emerged-in-a-canadian-lake "Technically, it's more like a raft than an island, with trees and other plants growing on something seemingly buoyant, like driftwood." "The reservoir is managed by BC Hydro, a power company that harnesses...

Rutabaga Paddlesports in Madison, Wisconsin, will have a one-day sale called Bagafest on Saturday, September 5, 2026. There will be discounts ranging from 10% to 60% on everything. They are calling it a "one day mini Canoecopia." https://www.rutabagashop.com/pages/bagafest-2026

@canootrippa (Ken), that was a very interesting video discussion you had with Bill Swift. Thanks for posting it along with your impressions of the Cruiser 16.8 and Temagami. I have a Keewaydin 15 solo in the carbon fusion layup, which has similar DY hull characteristics, and my paddling...

Monel, that's a well-written report with terrific photos. It makes sense for a bunch of Alaskans to rent whatever watercraft seems most convenient and appropriate for group skills. I wonder if you ran the same rapid that three other members ran, years apart, as photographed in this thread...

Many missing after flash flood in Grand Canyon.

I wonder about slanting the vestibule door upward when using it as a canopy with poles. @eckilson's setup shows this . . . . . . as does one of REI's photos of their Westward tent. I can also do this with my REI Base Camp 6, which I haven't yet set up for practice in my yard. (I have to...

"Catastrophic flash flooding in Nepal Wednesday killed more than 300 and left thousands more missing — including over 60 Americans . . . ." "The flooding is believed to have been triggered when the lower part of a glacier broke off and fell from a height of around 17,000 feet, smashing into a...

Know what's happening upstream. Nepal/Tibet flood today:

Jon posted another video after the trip showing how his wife refurbished his pinned canoe, and talking about things he should have done differently to prevent the pin. He at least admits he should not have run the rapid, and only did so because he has a tendency to be subject to a "weird social...

Depends on what you enjoy doing as a hobby. If you like restoring canoes, and you seem to, then why not. At any point in life, you gotta know when to bold 'em, or hold 'em, or fold 'em. Someone like me, who only enjoys paddling canoes and is winter weak, wouldn't restore it because I couldn't...

I didn't realize there were two different videos of the same pin incident. Having watched them both, I feel I should offer a different and candid perspective. The best insurance against pinning and wrapping a canoe in rapids is not getting a canoe made from a particular material, but to learn...

I don't have any empirical tests or comparisons but, in general, I believe Royalex can recover from the same severity of creases and wraps better than any composite laminate. Once the fabric/resin matrix any laminate cracks, it is cracked forever. I have seen Royalex recover from very severe...