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NYMPH (top)


N O R T H W O O D S C A N O E C O M P A N Y


THE ATKINSON TRAVELER


DESIGNER COMMENTS: The 17.5-foot Atkinson Traveler cedar- canvas canoe kit contains all the materials required, including precut white cedar ribs and planking, spruce rails, ash decks, thwarts, seats, brass and bronze specialty fastenings, plus canvas, paints and varnish to finish the hull. While advanced woodworking skills are not required, it’s a long-term project that’s rewarded with an elegant, tandem tripping canoe of proven historic design.


$2,100 US www.wooden-canoes.com


CANOE Nymph Prospector Ranger 15 The Atkinson Traveler [ gear beat ]


Chaco’s Green Program BAR-BA-LOOT AND SWONEE SWAN APPROVED


A 24 SUMMER/FALL 2010


top innovator in the sandal industry, Chaco has created the longest lasting watersports


sandals on the market through their green pro- gram—ReChaco. “Chaco’s brand of green is really all about


slowing down a product’s journey to the land- fill,” explains ReChaco Manager Lisa Kondrat. Using high-quality materials such as polyure-


thane midsoles, which don’t compress or ab- sorb water like cheaper EVA foam, and a Vi- bram outsole keeps these sandals from piling up at waste sites. And when Chacos wear out, send them back.


“From 1991 to current, we’ve repaired 100,000 pairs,” says Kondrat. —SP


DESIGNER COMMENTS: Chesapeake Light Craft Nymph kits include precision-cut particle board hull forms, a strongback, western red and yellow cedar strips, fibreglass cloth, epoxy kit with resin, non-blushing hardener, fillers, metered pumps, seat, foot braces, thwart and hardware. The symmetry and small size of the Nymph make this super lightweight, day tripping, solo canoe a simple project, within reach of any patient first- time boat builder.


$1,019 US www.clcboats.com


LENGTH 10’


15’ 17’5”


WIDTH 25”


35.2” 35 5/8”


B E A R M O U N T A I N B O A T S


PROSPECTOR RANGER 15 (above)


DESIGNER COMMENTS: The Prospector Ranger 15 canoe kit includes western red cedar planking and strips, stems, cane seats with hardware, ash or cherry thwarts and gunwales, epoxy, clear hardener, metering pumps, fillers, fibreglass cloth and brass stem bands. Good technical assistance is available to builders through the Bear Mountain Boats forum, DVDs and classes. This capable tripping canoe is a timeless Chestnut Canoe Company classic.


$1,750 CDN www.bearmountainboats.com


HULL MATERIAL cedarstrip


cedarstrip cedar-canvas


WEIGHT 20 lbs


45–55 lbs 80 lbs


BUILD TIME 150 hours


150–200 hours Over 150 hours


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