well on saturday i picked up a venture prospector 16. I got a bargain as i saw one go on ebay for £70 more than mine. And mine is all but new. It said ex demo but being.canalside based.there is less launching marks than i will put on it later when i christen her at rudyard lake later. I cant wait to fit her out and take her touring with my son fron the end of may. Ive called her nellie after my daughter who was born premature and didnt make it. So atleast in spirit well be travelling the rivers, canals, lakes and lochs as a family.
finally got a canoe and getting out on the water.
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Nice boat - nice naming
Have fun mate!
Ill be intouch soon to book some coaching john, just a matter of finding definitive time to do so. And book up with you. That and some more gear. As im pretty tall yours wouldnt fit. Lol
I was very pleased with my Venture Prospector, it even popped back into shape after I wrapped it around a bridge.....
Cheers, Michael.
Cheers, Michael.
Have fun with it, that was one of the best boats I've ever had. Great name, mine was called Scratchy! 
I used to paddle with a lass who only had one hand and she was a pretty fair paddler!
I have also paddled with paraplegics ... disabilities can be worked around!
Like john said viegar. Things can be over come. Once im competant enough to do all the work your welcome to join me.
As for your canoe michael. How did that survive? Did it really bend back and float?
As for your canoe michael. How did that survive? Did it really bend back and float?
They aren't usually considered a good idea because of the windage - too easy to find yourself either blown out to sea or not able to paddle your preferred course.
I have often used my canoes on the sea
I do however try and check that the weather conditions are not to severe... but I have been out in some hairy conditions before now!
I also have my canoes fitted to sail them
That is the beauty of a canoe over a Kayak - you can paddle them, pole them, snub them, sail them, portage them, line and track them: on whitewater, slow rivers, lakes, seas, tiny streams, up river, down river: kneel, sit, stand, jump around (I kid you not), half sit, lie down, brew up, chow down, access kit, kiss and cuddle: solo paddle them, double paddle them them, triple paddle them, raft them up into multiple hulled craft ...: paddle them empty, half loaded or loaded with gear to the gunnels (two people with a load for a self supported week is easy)...
Only the skill of the paddler and their imagination limmits the posibilities
And all without having to wear a skirt!
Canoes are the "bushcrafters boat"
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Scots_Charles_River
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Yes, indeed some intrepid open boaters crossed the Channel in some !
http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/fo...sh-Channel-Crossing&highlight=ENGLISH+CHANNEL
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