Kayak and/or Canoe

[Peregrinator]

This is a thread in which we can appreciate the remarkable versatility and entertainment value of simple, small, people-powered watercraft. Weird hybrids like Adirondack Guide Boats are okay too, and if you insist on stuff like paddle boats--you know, the ones that tourists rent and peddle like bicycles--then fine. Post pics, stories, experiences, whatever.

I'll open the thread with a shot of Lady P and me in a tandem, paddling in the San Juan Islands a few years ago.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/IMG_2819.jpg

 

[Farrah]

*subscribes*

 

[thør]

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1390/5705868/11338027/394565116.jpg

Kids in canoes playing on Eagle River.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Johnny has a kayak!

 

[KRCummings]

I went through Hells Canyon a few years ago but I don't have any pics.

 

[Farrah]

*bad image link*

 

[KRCummings]

http://a4.ec-images.**********.com/images01/74/2a13ab93df86f7ce41a48515ab2fbd7e/l.jpg

Yes, that is amazing.

 

[Peregrinator]

One of the things I love about small, shallow-draft boats is that you can get into places where cool critters hide. This is an alligator, seen over the bow of my canoe in the Peace River in Everglades territory.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/196_9623-1.jpg

 

[thør]

You never know what you might see around the next bend.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1390/5705868/11310500/332021044.jpg

 

[Farrah]

Yes, that is amazing.

Shut it. Technology hates me, and I hate technology.

 

[Peregrinator]

Ahahaha! Awesome, Thor.

 

[blunt_trauma]

One of the things I love about small, shallow-draft boats is that you can get into places where cool critters hide. This is an alligator, seen over the bow of my canoe in the Peace River in Everglades territory.

reasons not to like canoes #1
*shudder*

 

[thør]

Ahahaha! Awesome, Thor.

The Spaniard had a loo with a view.

Actually, that's a requirement out on the river. The groover is always set up with a nice view.

 

[Peregrinator]

reasons not to like canoes #1
*shudder*

Hah! You island dwellers are so precious.

Such an elegant shape, though:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/IMG_1157.jpg

Glass sculpture from a gallery in Portland, OR.

 

[Peregrinator]

The Spaniard had a loo with a view.

Actually, that's a requirement out on the river. The groover is always set up with a nice view.

Why on earth not? You're not exactly in a private stall, so you might as well have a view.

 

[Peregrinator]

Kayaking on the river in your city can give you an unusual perspective on the town.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/IMG_1256.jpg

Or on the submarine at the science museum.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/IMG_1261.jpg

Or on the pirate ship.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/IMG_1262.jpg

 

[Wife of Bath]

Boyfriend and I love to kayak! We go at least a few times a month. I will get pics next time to post.

 

[thør]

Ruddering on the Nenana R. under the Highway bridge near Riley Creek.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1390/5705868/11310500/258112250.jpg

 

[thør]

Johnny has a kayak!

I like the idea of being out on the water in a canoe or kayak. But as a practical matter, they don't look very comfortable and I really don't like the water.

So, how did you find a comfortable boat?

 

[JohnnySavage]

So, how did you find a comfortable boat?

I got a 10 footer. I think this is the one. It's pretty tippy. Needs a keel I think.

 

[thør]

I got a 10 footer. I think this is the one. It's pretty tippy. Needs a keel I think.

I have a Perception boat, too.

http://4-paddlers.com/280/f15f68a8-156a-4b10-b024-68a10c2b1303/800/600/0/Dancer_XT.gif

I don't think you need a keel. You just need to master the low brace.

 

[IsabellaKing]

One of the things I love about small, shallow-draft boats is that you can get into places where cool critters hide. This is an alligator, seen over the bow of my canoe in the Peace River in Everglades territory.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/196_9623-1.jpg

I love kayaking around the coast and I've come across seals, dolphins, some weird birds and even a few basking sharks but I would never want to get that close to an alligator in my inflatable kayak.

 

[bobinks2]

Here's a kayak of my own design that I built about three years ago for duck hunting. It's a skin-on-frame kayak in the tradition of the Inuits.

I was actually taking pictures of the double rainbow, but the kayak was in the foreground.

 

[VaticanAssassin]

Here's a kayak of my own design that I built about three years ago for duck hunting. It's a skin-on-frame kayak in the tradition of the Inuits.

I was actually taking pictures of the double rainbow, but the kayak was in the foreground.

Very cool!

 

[VaticanAssassin]

My kayak is wind powered.....

http://mauihawaiibeachcondo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Windsurfing.jpg