Does anyone have experience paddling the USCA Cruiser? As I understand it, the 18’ 6” Cruiser was designed in 1969 by Lynn Tuttle as a symmetrical 4 x 32 racing canoe and is available today only as a plans-built cedar strip. It still seems to have a good reputation as a fast and stable design. I’d appreciate any information or experiences shared.
Thanks,
fwcruiser
My wife and I are training in ours
right now for the Lumber River 40 miler.
It is an older (about ten years) Wenonah model.
We enjoy it very much, and yes it is a fairly stable boat, although it gets a little hairy in large power boat wakes.
We are older paddlers and can keep it at above 5MPH for thirty or so miles.
The newer models are faster.
Cheers,
JackL
USCA Plans
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I belive the USCA has been selling those Lynn Tuttle plans for years. I know I have a set that I have had for about 30 years, and I have yet to build the boat. I think some old Sawyer's were based on those plans. I think there are better hull designs around but if someone had a hankering to build a stripper that would make a fairly good choice.As had been stated it would not be as fast as new race boats but could be made into a tripper.
Used Cruisers
Since pro-boats now race against cruisers in most C2 classes, I think you can find quite a few nice used cruisers at reasonable prices, www.necanoe.org seems to have a few listed under the classifieds. Pam