>>600880>It's more complicated than this.No, not really. I've canoed dozens of times over the years and was never in danger of flipping and any lake conditions severe enough to swamp a canoe, will have swamped any kayaks long before that.
Unless you're in a mini kids size canoe acting like a drunken spaz, you really have to put in some effort to flip a canoe.
>>600890> I will be doing this with my wife sometimesThen you're probably better off with a conventional two-seat canoe where both of you are powering it, as odds she'll get tired before you do (especially if heading into the wind) and will want to stop.