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@RayGoodwinCanoe I really enjoy you as a person. Your voice is very calming. There was one point in that video you look up and sweat was pouring off your brow and you just sigh and say "frustration" when I get frustrated with things still to this day I think of your face and the way you said that and persevered through. And it helps be get through my task. Thank you

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That's one way of getting my viewing figures up!🤣

Dedicated canoe sailors will often use a stern mounted rudder for steering. When I am using the paddle on the side of the canoe that is replaced by some by a leeboard to stop the sideways drift and to enable the sailing vessel to go to windward. Hope that helps.

The J is more efficient with providing a more efficient transfer between power and steering. Rudders and stern pries are more powerful steering strokes. So surfing down a lake with a strong tail wind I will largely using stern rudders. Surfing waves on a river will normally be with rudders. Certainly visible in surfing video and some of the sailing ones.

Hi there and thank you for your kind comments. Plus your suggestion was very politely made. Problem was I was paddling on the right and the bow was swinging right. A J or rudder would have just swung the nose further right so of no help. My stern sweep were not enough to swing it back left. David, in the bow, was too inexperienced to make an independent decision but he needed to draw the bow left. But it didn’t happen. An experienced bow paddler would have straightened us up. Hope that helps to explain

​@@RayGoodwinCanoe Yes Ray, you are oc completely right ..afterwards I was also thinking that I had answered wrong. Oc I meant a bow-stroke ..maybe a big bow-stroke could have saved things a bit. But from here easier said than done 😊 Did some canoeing myself 10 y ago, took some lessons in Belgiums Ardennes. And then Sweden/Norway - Rogen, Femund. But we didn't do more then class II, guess 2x class III. Was wonderful. There too were some profs who turned over, so very normal. I admire a lot that you kept doing this till your 70th in Canada. (me 60, already canoe retired ??⚡) Great vids from you & daughter on the Ardeche, makes it seem so easy..

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Thank you so much!

Thank you. Wow I can imagine so different. I struggled at first with so many people, it didn’t feel like wilderness. But I got my head around it and really enjoyed the history and yep meeting some of our fellow travelers.

Well spotted. Some of the footage is from the rather wonderful Big Salmon River in the Yukon. Rocks are rocks where ever you go 😁

You are most welcome

My goodness I am being upstaged by my wife as well as my daughter Maya. 😂😂😂 but it is good to work with both of them ❤️

I think it feels safer padding across in a canoe. The barrier between you and the drop is solid rather railing. Mind a lot of folk don’t like walking across: you are not alone

Thank you. Billie is a good swimmer, like many dogs. So on easy waters I tend not to put his buoyancy aid on unless it is cold. In rapids or on lakes when it is rough it’s BA on. He is great company and so well behaved. Thank you for your support

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I just checked with a friend of mine that operates on the Ardeche. Here is his response: 'Dogs must be on leads at all times when walking in the gorge or staying at the bivouac. They must also be in a bouyancy aid if on the water. Oh, and not tied in, in case of capsize.' Hope that clarifies.

@@RayGoodwinCanoe that's good news, thank you!

​@@RayGoodwinCanoe Did your friend have any problems getting into the Gournier bivouac with her dog? I heard you can bring your dog there if you are a hiker, but not if you are a paddler.

@@solitone No problem when we were there

Thank you kind sir (loving your adventures too).

@@RayGoodwinCanoe Thanks Ray!

Thank you so much for your kind comment. Loved it.

I have always got them from canoe shops that sell kneeling thwarts. Normally it is part of of a kneeling thwart kit but I have bought extras from the same people. For example Endless River sells them: www.endlessriver.co.uk/canoe-gear/seats-bolts/

You are very welcome and your kind comments are appreciated.

Thanks Dan. Appreciated. 👍

Thank you very much!

Thank you! Cheers!

Not sure I am with you there. The power element of the stoke will push the boat away from the stroke. So paddling on the right the bow moves left. Then the steering element (the J) corrects this. This is massively exaggerated on the very first stoke form stationary to in requires either much more steering or a modified stroke like a C to start with. Anyway that's my thinking. Thank you for commentating. Discussion is always good.

Thank you for that kind and thoughtful response. Yep the cold shock is always issue and I generally stay well back until they are listening to me. Keep well and good paddling.

Not very. With a lee board I can make way to wind ward but the angle is small. The sail is a bit small and not cut well enough to be efficient to windward. I do have a Solway Dory rig and that is very much better and will act more like a dingy. I love this sail for the convenience but I still end up paddling into the wind.

I did use duct tape to get the canoe home. This is a more permanent repair.

He is such a good dog.

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you.Dziękuję

Yep there are lot of places with siphons, caves and narrow slots. Good fun with no current and someone who knew the cave well (thanks Tom).

I really love the story of Grey Owl and have visited a number of the places associated with him in England. Yep the Porcupine is amazing, one of the best.

Glad it helped! See you at Canoefest.

It is a fabulous trip. One of the best.

But don't forget the powerful version for control: I am sure you use it. But yes it does allow that 'at one with nature' feel. Love it. Keep well Tony

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you. I hope you enjoy the other parts as (part 2 is my favourite).

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I am not sure if it is perseverance or bloody mindedness! 😅 Yep that trip with Ray Mears was really formative for me. I had never really been up in front of the camera before and I felt a lot of pressure/nervousness about how I would come across. In the event it worked well and gave me a new confidence. Thanks for the kind comments and yes I have a lot of ideas and plans but excluding the tough portages. Keep well

Thank you. I loved my Mad River Canoes. Favourite was the Explorer 15'

Well that is a really big question! Find some sources of information: my book is just one possibility. Join a club: in the UK you could look at the Open Canoe Association. Once you have a canoe get out on simple water: canals, slow moving rivers and small lakes but stick to the sides. When you are a novice you can easily make a mistake and end up in the water so early paddles should be within swimming distance of the side. Possibly get a couple of days instruction to get you going.

Thanks, yep I still have lots of plans. The list is quite big. As you say the Porcupine was a fitting end to that style of trip.

Yep David did well and he looked after me on the get in and outs. He is a kind man. Yep it is hard when we have to let go. I still have a lot of plans so its not over yet although the body keep telling me otherwise. Making the videos is very good therapy for me and gives me a purpose. So thank you so much for your kind comments. Thery are very much appreciated.

Awesome, thank you!

Oh dear. David had no experience of that size or speed of water. He needed direction. He wanted direction. That is not the way I like to paddle tandem. Sorry you didn’t enjoy it.

It almost brought one to my eye! But it was part of the story of that trip and felt it needed to be in there. Plenty of trips left but not of that nature.

That is so kind of you. Very much appreciated.

It was a big high to go out on. Very special