Boat Forum / Paddle Boats / January 2006

For single blade canoe paddling (competitive or otherwise), how do the
high kneel and seated positions compare in paddling speed and efficiency?

[Only the second is relevant to boating.]
Q: Name the four seasons.  
A: Salt, pepper, mustard, and vinegar.  
Q: Explain one of the processes for making water safe to drink.  

When I canoe I store lots of food in five gallon plastic buckets.  They are
inexpensive, work well and keep things pretty dry.  Unfortunately they are
usually round and it'd be a lot better use of space if I could locate some
square buckets.

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Anyone paddle the Irondale river in Ontario (Haliburton area)?  If so can
you give me a sense of the flow rate?  Is it ever too low to paddle without
walking half your trip?
- Jody

I've rafted in Costa Rica twice before  - class 2, 3 and an occasional
4.  I'm looking at taking a trip in two months for my 50th birthday to
Patagonia Chile, however I am concerned about the dangers of the class
5 and class 5+ rapids. The tour provider says that many beginners do

My surf ski is about 18" wide/19' long.
It's primary utility for me is the ability to surf non-breaking waves.
My problem with it is that I capsize fairly often and the ski almost invariably
comes out of the capsize right-side-up - so it's just a matter of time until I

Trip Report - Assateague Prospecting
January 13 - 16, 2006
Paddlers: Topher Reynolds, Canoeswithduckheads, Don Sandwich,
BoozTalkin, Stephen Grant, Paddler01, Mike McCrea

With Christmas over and my mind turning more and more to trips outside the
protection of the Cromarty Firth I have began looking at some more kit that
I should purchase. I already have flares, map case, compass, GPS, paddle
leash.  After only an hour of paddling in a following 10 ...

Can anyone recommend a boat kit that would roughly be the equivalent of
the Alden Appledore 16?  I would like to maintain the option of
one/two-person sliding-seat rowing and sailing in open-water
conditions.

I am a 3rd year student at St Martins College Ambleside, I am
currently trying to obtain research for my dissertation and was
wondering whether anyone would be kind enough to answer a
questionnaire for me.

I am a 3rd year student at St Martins College Ambleside, I am
currently trying to obtain research for my dissertation and was
wondering whether anyone would be kind enough to answer a
questionnaire for me.

must be one of us: http://www.fictionpress.com/read.php?storyid=2071927

I'm in the early stages of planning a canoe trip with my wife and a bunch of
friends for the lower Rio Grande.  The trip probably won't happen until the
autumn, but I'm looking into logistics right now.  We'll probably put in at
La Linda and take out at Dryden Crossing.  I have ...

I was in contact with Rutabaga in WI about buying an NDK Explorer at their
Canoecopia this Spring, and was told by Megan P. that NDK might not be
making boats this year.  I did notice they weren't at their Door County/Lake
Michigan Symposium last summer.  Is this rumor material as ...