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Let us never forget Deliverence, the greatest canoe movie of all time. As strange as it sounds, that was a big motivator to get into canoeing.

It was amazing. People were saying " Wow, that guy is paddling with half a kayak paddle." I had to correct them and point out that a kayaker could never cross-bow strokes like that. That guy is truly a ba mofo.

I only paddle rivers that run in circles, therefor eliminating the need to run shuttle.

I will be there dressed as Santa Claus with a group of kayakers who have no business being on the Ocoee. And yes, we will still be hungover from the night before. Ho Ho Ho, there will be blood.

I''ve recently started paddling the Atom coming from a Mohawk Viper 11. I liked the edges on the Atom as they were similar to the Viper (as similar to an open boat). I didn't have a good OC roll but have been nailing the roll in the Atom. I think that the Atom would be a fine choice for a first C-1....

I paddled the Atom this past weekend and found it to be one of the fastest boats I've paddled. It goes forward fast, it turns fast, and it flips over fast. On the plus side it does roll. The boat seems so strange as both the bow and stern are really flat. I can see this boat forcing me to improve my...

I am 6'3" as well. I use a 58" paddle in an OC1 but only a 56" or 54" paddle in a C1. Maybe short sticking is the way to go...

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