Hello! Great forum - have really enjoyed reading lots of posts already.
Am 2 years into owning a nova craft prospector 16 sp (34kg) Now can get the two dogs in it and two adults. On holiday on Coniston at the moment and finding it blows right across the lake in the wind so wondering about getting a different canoe. Think might also be hampered by low weight as I sit at the front and don’t paddle due to health problems and am 50kg. The dogs are in the middle and weigh 30kg combined. And my wife sits at the back and paddles all of us. She is 65kg. It goes fine in quiet weather but if we are struck by wind or currents it gets really tricky.
Would love any advice about one person paddling a loaded canoe? And any tips for a different canoe that might be better suited?
thanks for reading!
S
Am 2 years into owning a nova craft prospector 16 sp (34kg) Now can get the two dogs in it and two adults. On holiday on Coniston at the moment and finding it blows right across the lake in the wind so wondering about getting a different canoe. Think might also be hampered by low weight as I sit at the front and don’t paddle due to health problems and am 50kg. The dogs are in the middle and weigh 30kg combined. And my wife sits at the back and paddles all of us. She is 65kg. It goes fine in quiet weather but if we are struck by wind or currents it gets really tricky.
Would love any advice about one person paddling a loaded canoe? And any tips for a different canoe that might be better suited?
thanks for reading!
S