Splendid vid of two masterful, state of the art boats!! To Karen it a little (forgive me, can't help myself), That Magic will go a lot straighter with a good J. Also, his paddle is too long. A more vertical plant and integrated power to direction stroke is what's needed to make that boat shine.(He likes it anyway, I mean how could you not like that boat!) Also, a backrest would help if the paddler feels better sitting. Congrats for converting your friend from the "dark side"! Kayakers rarely perfect the J--a skill that can be understood in a day but perfected over a lifetime. It just irks me to see a paddler switching in a boat like that before having mastered a rock solid J. If I demoed a boat like the Magic for the first time, I'd nail her teeth to a 2-degree rhumb line before sayin' "I do."

2 real nice canoes to play around in. I prefer to sit in the low hung seat in the canoe, that foot brace your friend made is really cool.

@T3PinR

8 ай бұрын

I agree - the footbrace is cool. I can easily make it similar or even integrate with a nice Canada style yoke

@TheWhiskeyCowboyLife

6 ай бұрын

When I was young and in a much larger canoe I loved kneeling... I am 6'4". Now... more so in solo canoes, nope. LOL I have a mid drop seat on my Phoenix and it is perfect. I thought about a foot brace, but frankly I have just never "needed" it. They are a great idea though, and I might get one at some point. He also used a bent shaft paddle, but I am a straight shaft guy and never had a problem with them not working as efficiently as I need. I DO bring several with me each time though (lengths, shapes, and widths) for the water I find myself on at any given time on the time out. It's all great fun and helps center me. Cheers!

My goodness that NW Solo in blacklite with E6 is beautiful. Wow.

@TheWhiskeyCowboyLife

6 ай бұрын

Their Blacklite IS truly stunning. I have Phoenix in Blacklite and it turns heads and gets compliments every time I take her out.