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Maine Canoe Symposium June 7-9


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Why am I posting about a Canoe Symposium in an NSPN forum?  Bunch of reasons:

  • Bunch of folks (like me) paddle more than one type of craft.
  • Folks are curious, like to try something different (the symposium site provides boats if you don't have one, no charge)
  • The "C" in BCU stands for Canoe - and that august body thinks skills learned in "Canadians" are valuable for folks in closed decked boats.  And it's true
  • It's a fun, family oriented event with good people, good food in a great location.  They have dedicated kids programming through out the event so parents can go to workshops too.
  • I've been twice - had a lot fo fun, learned a lot
  • etc.

Here's a link to the event web site - going to be a good program this year:  http://www.mainecanoesymposium.org

Take a look - give it a try

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So...what can you expect at the Symposium?  Well, there are a lot of different ways to paddle (anything) - here's pictures of just a few...

For committed double blade-ers - look at top left (FYI, I placed just second behind a tandem, paddling a solo canoe with a double paddle - best of both worlds).

Top right - using a long pole - great way to get a good view.

Middle left - that's the infamous Rock-man - can you say secondary stability?

The rest are just pretty.

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