FOLDING Canoes & Kayaks
PakCanoes are excellent for remote wilderness trips or adventures closer to home. Light-weight, compact for easy travel and storage, yet rugged, dependable and easy paddling.
www.pakboats.com Enfield, New Hampshire, USA (603)632-9500
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Farewell Symposium Doggy Paddle
An innovative blend of environmentally friendly Bamboo fused with state of the art Carbon, leading to a first of its kind paddle. Crafted from Bamboo, one of the fastest growing plants on this planet, the Kai takes advantage of the inherent strength and flex of this enduring material.
Feel better about
your paddle! weight: 20 oz (.57 kg)
It seems you can’t get enough canine canoe- ing. When our dog lover Russ Schroeder asked on Facebook “Who likes taking their pup on trip?” he unleashed these replies: David Govan posted that he prefers to go with just his dogs, “They are so much more helpful than people!” Kathleen Fiorini pointed out that not all dogs are cut out for the portage, “I haven’t taken my one-year-old Chihuahua because I’m scared I’ll forget her along the way.” Poor Fluffy. If you missed our “Ruffin’ It” feature (
www.canoeroots-
mag.com/0002) your dog is missing out.
How’d They Do That?
After watching the film Dougie Down the Pet, from Justine Curgenven’s award-winning DVD, This is Canoeing, Kirk Ludwig was curious to know how Dougie and Scott MacGregor trim their boat. “I paddle our 16-foot Prospector solo with Doug in the stern seat. This works pretty well, offering me plenty of control with room for gear,” says MacGregor. “It also allows Doug’s strokes to be more effective since they are closer to the end of the canoe where the boat is narrower and his position is further from the pivot point.” We’ve posted a trailer at
www.canoerootsmag.com/0005.
In November we announced that due to un- avoidable circumstances (potential death and taxes), we’d no longer be producing Palmer Fest and our canoe symposium. Adam Pears- all of Queensbury, New York, wrote us to say, “I completely understand your concerns and can only imagine what a difficult decision it was to make.” “Uncle” Phil Cotton wrote he was “deeply moved by the recent announce- ment that you will no longer be producing the event.” On our Facebook wall, Mike Ormsby posted, “An amazing event, very much geared towards the family with great instruction, a great party, great food and great friends. It will certainly be missed.” Read publisher Scott MacGregor’s letter at
www.canoerootsmag. com/0004.
On the Road
Canoeroots hits the road this spring. Our first stop is the Reel Paddling Film Festival 2011 World Tour premiere on February 10 (www.
reelpaddlingfilmfestival.com). Then we’re off to the Toronto Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show Feburary 25–27 followed by Canoecopia March 11–13 in Madison, Wisconsin. We wish we could get to Yulee, Florida, for the Florida Freestyle Symposium, March 18–21, but we’ll be headed for Somerset, New Jersey, in time for Paddlesport 2011, March 25–27. Then the ice will be out.
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6 SPRING 2011
COMMUNITY | EDITORIAL | CONTRIBUTORS | PROFILE | STAFF TIP | CANOESCAPES Campfire RE: “CANOEING TRAGEDY”
“IF YOU FIND YOUR PFD UNCOMFORTABLE, BUY ONE THAT FITS PROPERLY AND WEAR IT.” From a comment posted on
Canoerootsmag.com by NEIL
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