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One more reason to like this site and (sorry) to keep it as kayak-free as much as possible.There was maybe a rare single low level useless article about canoes.
I think the general public sees canoes as heavy tandems that are hard to paddle. The fact is that my stripper (although not the lightest) is lighter, faster & far more versatile than my buddy's SOT yak.
Almost all yakkers use a double blade and the learning curve with that is more gentle initially but it becomes exponentially steeper as the difficulty of the water increases. Single blades are the opposite IME. By the time you can control the boat with a single blade on flat water, you already know most of what you'll need in rapids and you just need experience to become proficient.
BTW: meanwhile in PA...
![IMG_20240701_100820361~2.jpg IMG_20240701_100820361~2.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/32/32639-de86cc2f636d8e1a122e0cae4a0f5eb6.jpg?hash=3obML2Ntjh)
Odd that I saw this coming in the rear-view less than an hour after I'd read this thread this morning. (yeah, I know I'm in the slow lane... it was the company car)