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Education Corner
September 2020


 
"Wood-Canvas Canoes Are Tougher Than You Think"
"Stewart has spent a lifetime combatting the fragility myth of wood-canvas canoes. His passion for Canadian history and his extensive travels throughout the Far North demonstrate canoes like mine were designed for hard use—long before the space age and its so-called indestructible canoes..."
Complete story: Paddling Magazine 
 
"Everything You Need To Know About Kayak Skirts"
"If you’re new to kayaking, you may keep hearing the word skirt or sprayskirt. And you may be wondering, what is a kayak skirt? Depending on the kayaking you’re doing, a kayak skirt can be an essential piece of gear..."
Complete story: Paddling Magazine 
 
"Why We Always Remember Our Canoe Trip Campsites"
"Sigurd F. Olson said it best about the significance of good campsites. 'Campsites are punctuation marks for the voyageur, signifying the end of the day. I may forget portages, rapids, and lakes, which merge into a nebulous montage of the country traveled over, but there are some campsites that stand out vividly in my mind as special places remembered.'..."
Complete story: Paddling Magazine 
 
"Backup Kayak Hatch Covers"
"What happens if you lose your hatch cover during a trip? Many of my friends and instructors I’ve met have different ways of tackling this issue. I’ve found that most will have some kind of kit in the kayak for all sorts of types of repairs. For actual hatch covers, they'll usually have something that can act as a backup in case of losing one..."
Complete story: Paddling.com 
 
"How to Navigate Rapids"
"Follow Jim Baird as he explains his risk management when paddling rapids, asking himself the question, 'Do I shoot, line, wade or portage?'..."
Complete story: Paddling.com 
 
"Kayak Paddles: High-Angle vs. Low-Angle"
"When you’re brand-new to kayaking you might think: A paddle is a paddle. But before long you’ll learn there’s a big difference in the types of paddles available. Some of that difference has to do with the kind of kayaking you want to do. In this post we’ll explore high-angle versus low-angle kayaking, and how paddles are designed for each..."
Complete story: Aquabound.com 
 
"10 Essentials For Your Next Canoeing Epic"
"You can’t be mentally prepared for a canoeing epic until you’ve got all the right gear together.Aside from a couple of items, most of the packing list is remarkably similar whether you’re paddling away for a four-day weekend or for the summer. Knowing what gear you need to be comfortable , happy and safe on the water can put your mind at ease..."
Complete story: Paddling Magazine