@kayamedic said:
Ah, I disagree… The proper measurement is kph… Kilometers per hour… In my paddling neck of the woods you better know your multipliers. 1,1 x knots is mph and 1,6 converts mph to kph
My favorite units for expressing speed has always been furlongs per fortnight.
The reason I wrote what I did is that we go to Canada quite a bit for canoe tripping and kattenbo works with sea kayakers and canoeists so his milieu is New England. Mine is too.I have a lake here and some 35 inland launch spots on as many lakes within 15 miles. Canada is two hours away… 20 miles away is the ocean. . Charts rule.
You my friend have forgotten how convenient New England is to a lot of places using different scales of measurement… You did however forget rods. I just read BWCA maps and multiply by 5.3 to get my favorite meters… Metres.
Kim, I’m honestly not giving you any crap or forgetting anything about where you live. Likewise, I’m sure you know that distance expressed as miles and speed expressed as miles per hour makes the most sense for most inland paddlers in the USA, though that thing about rods is kind of an oddball (there must be story behind why when in “canoe country” you use one unit of measure on water and another on land). But on that note, my average paddling speed in the canoe I use most is 10780 furlongs per fortnight, and the coolest thing about that unit of measure is that it makes me feel like I’m really fast.
Sure. I’m out of the country for 2 more weeks, then I’ll have it back on the water. It will be warm enough for Iain-the-boat-dog to join me, so we’ll see how well it does with 40.5lbs of moving ballast.
Nice boat. Waiting for mine to be delivered to Michigan. Im from Windsor Ontario. The wait > @kattenbo said:
@"view FROM my canoe " : Are you waiting on a Trillium? Or a different Northstar?
Im waiting on a Trillium…should be dropped of in Michigan this Wednesday late. Likely go over late at night from Windsor to pick up. Enjoyed looking at your pics and reading your review.
Huh? Is this a joke about padding speed or a misunderstanding about who is waiting for their boat to be delivered? Forgive me if I’m slow on the uptake here.
@Guideboatguy said:
Huh? Is this a joke about padding speed or a misunderstanding about who is waiting for their boat to be delivered? Forgive me if I’m slow on the uptake here.
@Guideboatguy said:
Huh? Is this a joke about padding speed or a misunderstanding about who is waiting for their boat to be delivered? Forgive me if I’m slow on the uptake here.
No we had a diversion,. The diversion is discontinued
Took the Trillium to the Maine Canoe Symposium at Camp Winona on Moose Pond in Bridgton, Maine (being going on since 1968, volunteer run, GREAT EVENT!!! (good food, good workshops, very family friendly). If you haven’t gone and are in the region, sign up for next year.
It handled some pretty good winds on the “Pond” with no issues at all. Had some other folks in it (during my intro to solo paddling workshops and in spare time), good reviews. The Trillium is a good ad for “initial stability is overrated” until you get used to it, but secondary is really strong.
Also had it up for four days on Highland Lake in Stoddard, NH. Absolutely loved it - quiet paddles in the (relatively) early mornings, poking around in the evenings, just zen-ing out on the water. The boat is virtually silent through the water and just glides. Again demonstrated its pedigree as a lake boat on the Tuesday (Front blew through Monday night, took out the power to the cottage - winds were still hanging around Tuesday, gusty in the morning). Wednesday morning was dead calm - took the best picture of my life of a “sky launch” - might see it posted - submitted for Photo of the Week and sent to the Northstar folks. Stayed calm all day, so the evening paddle was really serene.
Anyway - still loving the boat. Will be writing up a formal “review” next, not sure how soon it will go in - I’ll let you know.
And again, look for the Maine Canoe Symposium (http://www.mainecanoesymposium.org) if you’ll be in the region next June - really good people.
Pond is one of those Maine things… Mostly indicates a shallow water body… Moose is 12 miles long and a mile wide and notorious for wild funneling waves under the shadow of Pleasant Mountain.
@kayamedic - I wondered about that. Where I grew up down south (Connecticut), a pond was what my Grampa had behind his house, complete with snapping turtles, horseflies and and kids splashing around (me, my brothers and sister), It was maybe one paddle stroke by 2. Bit different than Moose.