>>1565410>What the fuck is this picture?it's a way of solo paddling that reduces the amount of surface contact the boat has with the water (increase efficiency), it is also handy when solo paddling with a cross wind without a load.
>One of the reasons canoes get a bad rep is no one knows how to use them.that's not the canoe's fault
>First of all you need two peoplewhat is the "j" stroke for 500 alex? I solo my 17' frontiersman all the time, it's not hard
> Second, you need a soft deck cover for any but the most basic tripsnever used one and done lots of river trips, yeah sometimes you get a lap full of water hitting a rapid, but use dry bags for gear and bail the boat out in the calm waters.
>>1565454>Take one anywhere else and your gonna fucking capsizeyou do realize that people cross the continent in canoes right?
I have done several 3-400 km trips and one 1000 km trip
