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(WESTERN CANOEING) Solitude
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Navigator
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SWIFT CANOE Osprey
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(WOLVERINE CANOE) Wolverine 10
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Prospector 16
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WENONAH Wilderness
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WESTPORT CANOE Solo
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westportcanoe.com SPRING 2009
14’ 16’ 15’4” 10’10”
g=31’’ w=29.5’’
g=34” w=34.5”
g=27” w=29.75”
g=30.5” w=32”
15’ 15’6” 14’7”
g=31” w=28”
g=28” w=30”
g=26” w=27.5”
b=17.5” c=13.5” s=17.5”
b=17” c=13” s=15”
b=18” c=12” s=15.5”
b=18’’ c=14’’ s=18”
b=23.3” c=14” s=23.3”
b=19” c=14” s=17”
c=12” Kevlar Kevlar/epoxy Carbon Fusion Fibreglass lite Le Tigre (Kevlar) Royalex Wood/canvas 39 lbs 33 lbs 32 lbs 30 lbs 42 lbs. 47 lbs 50 lbs 300 lbs 560 lbs
150– 260 lbs
450 lbs 1,000 lbs n/a 500 lbs $1,440 $2,595 $2,975 $799 $3,145 $1,199 US n/a
A compact, lightweight and strikingly beautiful solo canoe with tucked-in centre section and lift lines in the bow and stern. Easily handles moderate whitewater and choppy lakes.
An excellent tripping canoe. Has great speed and tracks straight. If you love to solo, you will love this canoe.
Mildly-rockered, asymmetrical hull provides exceptional ma- noeuvrability yet remarkable tracking for fast travel. A seaworthy, high-performance solo tripper that keeps up to most tandems.
Light weight, symmetrical, shallow-arch bottom, one-inch shoe keel. Perfect for double-bladed paddling. Ash trim, seat and Teal yoke with stainless steel hardware.
Symmetrical hull with moderate rocker and sharp entry lines make this tripping canoe superb for lakes as well as meandering rivers. Also available in Duralight, regular Kevlar, and fibreglass.
Brilliantly designed for extended solo trips, it portages well, paddles efficiently, carries plenty of gear and gives a dry ride in rough waters.
Based on the Peterborough Mermaid 14 and Chestnut Pleasure 14. Quite capable as a tandem but excels as a solo.
13’6’’ 12’ 14’10”
g=32” w=30”
g=32” w=31.75” g=38’’ 13’9” 14’6”
g=29” w=29”
g=33” 15’3” g=34” 15’ 15’6”
g=31” w=33”
g=33”
b=18” c=14” s=18”
b=20” c=14” s=20”
b=24” c=13” s=24”
b=20” c=14.25” s=19.5”
b=16” c=13” s=16”
b=23” c=15” s=23”
b=16.75” c=11.5” s=16.75”
n/a Duralite Wood/canvas
Vacuum-formed ultra-lite Kevlar
Royalex Fibreglass Royalex Royalex Ram-X 45 lbs 57 lbs 39 lbs 55 lbs 55 lbs 58 lbs 33 lbs 52 lbs 700 lbs 800 lbs 900 lbs 750 lbs 600 lbs 850 lbs 400 lbs 650 lbs $1,600 $2,700 $3,395 $1,450 $975 $1,449 $899 $514
The Solitude is a dedicated solo canoe. It has 2.5 inches of rocker which allows it to turn well and handle large waves. The solitude also tracks well and has good speed. Excellent for solo tripping.
Easily managed by one paddler on the water and on the portage. Good tripping model. No keel with moderate rocker for very good manoeuvrability. Black cherry trim.
Lightweight, strong, and fast. Capacity, acceleration, manoeu- vrability, tracking ease and seaworthiness make this a great performance canoe.
Versatility defined: A river playboat that’s no slouch on the flats for local touring or long distance tripping. Can’t be appreciated until paddled.
Traditional looks, tumblehome, keeled hull. A great solo canoe.
Shallow-arch bottom and moderate rocker for quick, responsive action. Flared ends and straight gunwale-line keep inside dry. Good secondary stability and flatwater tracking.
The Pack’s V-entry hull with keel is an easy paddling design that even a novice can handle. The Pack weighs only 33 lbs-anyone who can paddle solo can carry it.
Versatile, excellent manoeuvrability, perfect for solo outings. 12’ 9” 15’
g=31” w=34”
g=29.5” 11’3” g=30.5” 15’6” 14’10” 15’6”
LENGTH 15’
WIDTH
g=34.5” w=32.5”
g=27” w=28”
g=26” w=28”
g=28” w=30”
DEPTH
b=19” c=12.5” s=21.5”
b=19” c=13.5” s=16.5”
b=17” c=13.25” s=17”
b=16” c=13” s=14”
b=22.5” c=15”
s=19.75”
b=19” c=15” s=19”
c=13” Wood/canvas Aluminum 55 lbs 44 lbs 500 lbs 545 lbs
MATERIAL
woodstrip/ epoxy
KevLight Fibreglass Fibreglass Royalex
WEIGHT 40 lbs 32 lbs 57 lbs 52 lbs 50 lbs
CAPACITY
150– 450 lbs
720 lbs
120– 260 lbs
700 lbs n/a
PRICE MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS
DIY kit $1,600
n/a $1,229 $1,395 $1,500
One of Chestnut’s better-known models. Moderate rocker and soft bilges make it great for traditional solo-style paddling. Also available in a 16-foot model.
A solo touring canoe that handles mild whitewater. Also in KevLight and Black Gold.
A first class performer with a hull design which allows you to keep astride with most tandem canoes. The hollowed entry and exit lines of the hull create unbeatable efficiency.
Seat adjusts forward and back as well as to three height settings. Footbrace is standard in this fast, straight-tracking Jensen design. Also great for wilderness tripping.
Collaboration between world renowned paddler, teacher and canoe designer Bob Foote and Esquif owner Jacques Chasse. Easy acceleration and carving for less experienced and advanced boaters.
$3,200 Moderately rockered keel line. Symmetrical. Shallow-arch cross- section. Tumblehome waterline configuration. Custom built.
$997 US Grumman quality in an aluminum solo canoe.
Solo
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