C-Forum

If a durable, cost-effective composite (glass) material comes to market I think things will really change in terms of designs out there. The problem with plastic isn't just the cost - it's the weight. I'm sure you've heard this common saying: Light, strong, cheap -- pick any two. I've heard it in b...

I have no idea what I'm talking about; but I've always kind of wondered if the relative pace of innovation of new models in kayak versus canoe has something to do with life expectancy of molds. That is, a given mold is only good for "X" number of boats before it is trash. Once "X" number of boats co...

Dave, We should maybe paddle together sometime. I live in Madison, and also am a not-so-good c-boater. I have a Dagger Cascade. I've been paddling at high level for many years; but that's mostly flatwater canoe and kayak (marathon racing in sit-down style canoes & ICF spec flatwater kayaks) and also...

Al is right about all the good reasons to move both paddlers toward the center of the boat. However, as with everything else in this world, there are both positives and negatives, points and counterpoints, debits and credits, .... I could go on, but I think you get the idea. In a tandem canoe, the m...

There will be woman canoe events! The vote was 41 to 40.

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Normally, I'm just a lurker on this forum because I know so little about whitewater that I don't really have anything to contribute. I consider myself a whitewater boater wannabe. But this topic of downriver racing is getting closer to my world of marathon canoe. Yes, the Penobscot 17 is a very popu...

That doesn't look like an SCR-2 to me. USCA has rules regarding the depth of the hull in the bow, middle and stern. I don't know the measurments off the top of my head, but I believe standard class racers had to have a stern that was nearly as deep as the bow (in an attempt to make them look more li...

After many years of only occasionally venturing into whitewater, I'm finally sick of being a mediocre. This year, I'm going to invest some time and develop some skills. If I'm going to spend more time in my old Cascade, I should probably find a new skirt for it. Anybody know a source for an off-the-...