Any canoeists here?
 

"Marty" wrote in message
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Thank you all for your comments. Yes, my comment about wind speed referred
to a maximum which you'd go out in. This is what I bought, the kevlar
ultralight.

http://www.wenonah.com/products/temp... fe1e6cb9686a

I've just had it out once. I sit on the bow seat. I'm using a five-gallon
pail (with a lid) and filling it with an appropriate amount of water and
putting it in the other end to trim the boat within reason.

At one point the boat was pointed west and I wanted to head south into a
fairly stiff southerly breeze. Using the widest strokes I could, I
couldn't even come close to turning that boat toward the south. So I did
close to a 360° using backward strokes and then headed south. I don't know
if that was the right way to do it, or if there is another way I could
have turned that boat.

I wouldn't spend $30 for the anchor from the Boundary Waters place, but
the local West Marine has it much cheaper.

Again, thanks for the replies.

"Marty" wrote in message
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I just bought a canoe, an ultralight tandem model which I'll be using
solo. I was wondering what I could use for an anchor; it would almost
always be in shallow water with a soft bottom. Would a 1.5# anchor such as
this do the job?

http://www.boundarywaterscatalog.com...cfm/4,2645.htm

Also, I'm curious as to what your limit is as to wind speed. I'm thinking
maybe 10 mph or less, but just don't know.

Any comments, tips, recommendations, etc., would be welcomed.




I still have my canoe, but use the kayak when paddling anymore. Take a
course in canoeing. You will learn the J stroke and the draw stroke.
Sometimes to get it to turn, my canoe is a 17' heavy glass boat, I have to
paddle forward on one side and then back paddle on the other side. As to
wind, on a like, I like calm as the wind is always in your face when
returning and that sux. Rivers were a different matter. As long as the
wind did not cause whitecaps, I could always go down river against the wind.