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Well they're quite young

why do you say this?
isnt it the oldest still running canoe magazine out there?

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"Steven Rowe" wrote in message
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In article , "arachedeux"
writes:

Well they're quite young

why do you say this?
isnt it the oldest still running canoe magazine out there?

It existed in '88 or earlier & changed it's name from Canoe to Canoe & Kayak
while I had a subscription.

I occasionally find a good review in a magazine. The most thorough review
of canoes I've read was in Backpacker in '90. The reviewer, formerly of
Canoe magazine, had several tandem tripping canoes to compare. He had a
bunch of testers ranging in experience from novice to tripping, whitewater &
fla****er competition. Each tester assigned scores to each boat in a bunch
of categories. One boat stood out. It was only second fastest. It sure
wasn't the most maneuverable. But it did everything well enough that it
came out on top when the scores were totalled. It was also the first or
second favourite of every tester, which probably upset makers of the other
canoes, especially if they advertised in Backpacker. I bought that boat
sight unseen & never regretted it. I wouldn't make a decision like that
based on current reviews.

Lloyd

"Lloyd Bowles" wrote in message
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I occasionally find a good review in a magazine. The most thorough review
of canoes I've read was in Backpacker in '90. The reviewer, formerly of
Canoe magazine, had several tandem tripping canoes to compare. He had a
bunch of testers ranging in experience from novice to tripping, whitewater
&
fla****er competition. Each tester assigned scores to each boat in a
bunch
of categories. One boat stood out. It was only second fastest. It sure
wasn't the most maneuverable. But it did everything well enough that it
came out on top when the scores were totalled. It was also the first or
second favourite of every tester, which probably upset makers of the other
canoes, especially if they advertised in Backpacker. I bought that boat
sight unseen & never regretted it. I wouldn't make a decision like that
based on current reviews.

Agreed, this is where C+K is weak and their youth works against them.
Perception UK seem to be eager bullies, or so I have heard it claimed. From
the tales I've heard of other manufacturers that's not so unique.
cheers,

"Steven Rowe" wrote in message
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In article , "arachedeux"
writes:

Well they're quite young

why do you say this?

Simply because compared to me they're younger. By that I mean that both the
average and mean ages of the editorial staff is lower than mine. Don't get
me wrong I rate their youth, the vitality attached to that, and their
magazine.

isnt it the oldest still running canoe magazine out there?

Doesn't come in to it for me. It's the most vibrant read and I buy it every
month. But as for canoes, well when you can kayak why bother? ;-}
cheers,