"Lloyd Bowles" ) writes:
"John Fereira" wrote...
(William R. Watt) wrote:

I prefer a canoe type of boat for paddling up small creeks and other
narrow channels where the kayak paddle needs too much side clearance,

How so? With a high angle paddle stroke in a kayak which is typically
much
narrower than a canoe I contend that a kayak would actually require less
side clearance.

I use a high stroke with a kayak paddle. It is much more awkward in tight
situations even in a narrower boat. Add low overhanging branches & it's
darn near hopeless. A 2 piece kayak paddle can be taken apart to use as a
canoe paddle in ight quarters.

problem with kayak fanatics is you can't tell them anything. there are big
canoes and small canoes, big kayaks and small kayaks. in a narrow channel
a canoe of the same size is better. yes its possible to paddle a kayak
backwards but paddling a canoe frontwards beats paddling a kayak backwards
hands down. and if you do have to resort to a poling or to sticking out one
foot and pushing, well the kayak fanatic will say that's easy in a kayak too.

when it comes right down to it it's easier and a lot more fun to sail a
canoe or kayak through a narrow channel steering with weight shifts (which
I've done up a narrow winding beaver creek), but you can't sail backwards
and it's tricky to sail a canoe or kayak and take photos at the same time.
I have a feeling some kayak fanatic is going to disagree.

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