Thread: Michael Storer's Interesting Boat Links

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this sort of thing, MIK. If it is please feel free to move it wherever including out!

Anyway, this guy has an interesting technique to controlling his canoes. He can make 'em spin on a dime: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cFAquUVDWM]YouTube - Canot Quessy Saguenay présenté par Canots Légaré[/ame]

Nice One MAM! It is the perfect place!

As an Australian, I was so surprised when I found out about this. A bit of boating heritage that is little known about here

Freestyle canoeing also happens in Tandem.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d_ecs7h184"]YouTube - Mid-West Freestyle Canoe 2007 - Bob and Elaine Mravetz[/ame]

The Dutch are not immune

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YBell8ByGI"]YouTube - Freestyle Canoeing 1[/ame]

Here is the very famous Bill Mason showing where the skill came from and where they are used.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBQG0gV8PzM"]YouTube - Bill Mason - Waterwalker[/ame]

MIK

More freestyle canoeing video:

Freestyle canoeing: The most unusual sport ever? [VIDEO]

The National Film Board of Canada has some great archived videos of Bill Mason's (from 'Path of the Paddle'), which go through some of these skills and strokes.

The films are divided into basic & whitewater skills, for solo & doubles.

Here's the site:
Path of the Paddle: Solo Basic by Bill Mason - NFB

Bill Mason is just amazing. Well worth a look!

This is a little documentary of Bill doing what he does best. Watch the simplicity but sophistication of his paddlework.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBQG0gV8PzM"]Bill Mason - Waterwalker - YouTube[/ame]

I was privileged last year to do a rive trip with Paul Helbert, who sometimes appears here and also his son Eli who is a whitewater freestyle canoe champion.

Also on the France trip ... It was amazing how quick Paul could propel his canoe with his occasional but immensely powerful strokes. Made me realise how much I had to learn!

Michael

A really nice article about Jeff Stobbe building a traditional plank on edge English cutter.



It is on Gavin Atkin's website "In the Boatshed"

Victorian Plank on Edge Cutter built in modern day UK. Performance and handling.

The plank on edge boats were from the Victorian era in the UK. Basically they looked like traditional boats from the side but were crazy narrow.



Jeff did a lovely job of the boat and is very honest about the positives and negatives of the type. It is a very interesting read.

It prompted me to write a reply also on Gavin's pages. But also I expanded it slightly and added images here.
Design factors - Victorian Plank on Edge cutter, canting keel maxis, multihulls.

Michael