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Canoe Care and Storage

26/01/2023 09:59:04

Previous Next In the days of wood-and-canvas canoes, careful storage was critical. Poor storage could lead to massive restoration projects. Modern canoes are far more resilient, but ...

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Choosing a Canoe: A Decision with Consequences!

26/01/2023 04:44:44

The majority of traditional open canoes (and especially those modelled on classic 'Prospector' lines) have been designed to work well with a wide variety of loadings and in a range of environments… bu...

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Handling and Transporting Canoes

25/01/2023 11:12:53

Previous Next If we look around we'll find lots of different ways of handling and transporting canoes, including on roof racks, trailers, and trolleys. Good solutions share...

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Choosing a Touring Canoe

17/01/2023 06:24:32

Nothing is more natural than growing to love the canoe we’ve got. As a rule, we grow to love the way we work with our own canoe - so any canoe will do, right? Well, within reason - but it’s a lot easi...

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Choosing a Canoe: The Smile Test

11/01/2023 05:55:28

Balancing out what’s best next…* How do we balance the big smiles in the special moments and keeping smiling in the tougher moments? If we’re going to stay motivated we will need a canoe which allows ...

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Choosing a first canoe paddle

17/03/2020 12:17:05

When we’re out canoeing, we can move around on the water using pretty much anything – but using a paddle which puts a smile on our face can add magic to even the best experiences. ...

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Sizing a Canoe Paddle

17/03/2020 12:16:33

A paddle we find comfortable can enrich our paddling experience enormously… but because we can adjust to just about any close-enough length of canoe paddle, and because we tend to grow to love what we...

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Choosing a "Trad" Canoe: One Canoe to Rule Them All

17/03/2020 12:15:43

Previous Next In our imaginations, the open canoe may open onto visions of the Northern Forests of Canada - but “Trad” boating is as British as Lancashire Hotpot or Yorkshire Pudding! ...

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