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John W
United Kingdom
Приєднався 16 жов 2011
Videos about solo, traditional open canoeing. Trip videos, instructional stuff and whatever crops up.
Basic Canoe Control Part 3: Moving Water Trim.
A simple way to use dynamic trim in your canoe on moving water for added control and performance.
The video on breaking out mentioned in the video is here: ua-cam.com/video/xQeyJ86xiVE/v-deo.html
Part 1 about edge is here: ua-cam.com/video/TEobm0VU7cs/v-deo.html
Part 2 about flat water trim is here: ua-cam.com/video/CAmI7n8m1SQ/v-deo.html
The video on breaking out mentioned in the video is here: ua-cam.com/video/xQeyJ86xiVE/v-deo.html
Part 1 about edge is here: ua-cam.com/video/TEobm0VU7cs/v-deo.html
Part 2 about flat water trim is here: ua-cam.com/video/CAmI7n8m1SQ/v-deo.html
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Basic Canoe Control Part 2: Flat Water Trim
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Flat water trim. What it is, what it does and how we can use it to improve our paddling.
Basic Canoe Control Part 1: Edge
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Using edge to prevent our canoe from tipping (and some other stuff). If nothing else, I swim a couple of times, so it's worth a watch. You can see more of John Lengthorn's paddling adventures here ua-cam.com/channels/wgJxB36uy1ejHiNPywDNGg.html
Using a canoe trolley
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How I use my canoe trolley. How to get the boat on the trolley, how to push it, two ways to strap the boat to the trolley, some advice on hills and an education on how to make a four minute video out of something simple enough to explain in 30 seconds!
Canoe Review - Silverbirch Firefly 14
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A review of the brilliant little Silverbirch Firefly 14. Since producing this video I've been made aware this is a standard cut version of the Firefly and there's a Highline version which is a drier ride. How much drier? I don't know, I'll update you all if/when I paddle one.
A short swim and self rescue.
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I fell out of my boat and had to rescue myself. Not a big deal, it happens a lot, but I caught this one on camera and thought it might be interesting to talk through. There's a whole lot missing from this video and swimming in moving water is dangerous, this isn't a case of "I've watched a youtube video, I'll give it a go.". Spend some time and money on a proper safety course. This might all se...
How to lift a heavy open canoe.
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How I lift heavy PE canoes onto my shoulders, not that the boat in the video is heavy or PE or goes on my shoulders (no yoke), it was the only boat to hand at the time.
The Traditional Open Canoe Roll (now with extra buoyancy).
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After I uploaded this video ua-cam.com/video/eznhokSoQUY/v-deo.html someone asked about rolling with airbags fitted in the boat. The more observant among you will notice that this is a half roll, going in and coming back up on the same side, well with all that buoyancy and a big white water PFD I had a bit of trouble getting the boat upside down, so you'll just have to cope. I don't think it ma...
Hawkeye Firefly 8s, firmware version 73, Slo-mo test. Feeding the birds.
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Shot in Slo-mo mode, 1080p 120fps (plays back at 30fps). All other setting were on default, so it's a little overexposed (I normally set a little exposure compensation). Other than that I'm quite impressed, it's sharp and detailed enough to be very usable.
Canoeing the Dee, March 2018 (with Hawkeye Firefly 8s distortion correction update)
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Paddling from Linn of Dee to Aberdeen. Water level from 1.2 ish falling to around 0.8 ish over 4 days. New distortion correction update for the Firefly 8s seems to work nicely. Music: Don't Look - Silent Partner ua-cam.com/video/J4MXT7cE8WU/v-deo.html Infrared - Letter Box ua-cam.com/video/ZwugjZTDbFo/v-deo.html
Winter is here! Episode 2 (Canoeing the Tees, Barnard Castle to Winston)
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Day two, Barnard Castle to Winston, still no water (0.5-0.6 on river app) Shot on a hawkeye firefly 8s. Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100515 Artist: incompetech.com/
Winter is here! Episode 1. (Canoeing the Tees, Middleton to Cotherstone)
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Day one of two days paddling the Tees. This video is from Middleton to Chotherstone, low level, somewhere between .5 and .6 on river app if memory serves. Episode 2, Barnard Castle to Winston will be up in the next few days. Shot on a hawkeye firefly 8s, camera is doing fine apart from the battery door coming off it's hinge, bit annoying but still works fine. Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is...
Mad River Guide (and more Firefly 8s testing)
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Just a quick video of the first paddle in my new boat, a Mad River Guide, on a rather washed out and pushy Tyne at Prudhoe Country Park. 15 years after they stopped production, I still think it's the best solo, river tripping/running trad boat ever built. (feel free to argue in the comments section below, but it's my channel so you'll probably lose!) The boat needs outfitting to my taste (we al...
Canoeing the Swale (and testing my new Hawkeye Firefly 8s action cam)
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The Swale from Grinton to Richmond by open canoe. River rising from 0.1 to 0.2 according to Riverapp. Lovely river, would probably be even nicer with another foot of water in it! For those interested in the camera, it's the Firefly 8s 170 degree version. Not the best video to demonstrate the camera on youtube, all that moving water and the low hanging leafy branches don't work well with youtube...
The Trad Boat Break Out (or how to catch an eddy in a canoe)
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The Trad Boat Break Out (or how to catch an eddy in a canoe)
Love it! I will try and think about sticking an end to the flow next time im on the moving stuff. I pinned once on that same rock at invercauld!
What is the yellow paddle are you using?
Hi great videos, the 3 basic ones are excellent, can you recommend any clubs or coaches please, on the northeast or borders
Just stumbled upon this channel in my feed. Great videos, this one in particular I found to be instantly helpful for my swift water upstream paddling - like a light bulb turning on! The river I paddle has limited access, with launches being 10- 20 miles apart, with steep banks, which means paddling several miles upstream to the put-in. I struggle paddling upstream in swift water and sometimes will carry a double-bladed paddle to make it easier. I can see that the trim techniques outlined in this video are gonna really help alleviate the stress and panic when trying to return (upstream) to the canoe launch! Thanks for this! Ga, USA
You already had the entire canoe at rack height and then set one end on the ground?
Thank you for sharing this knowledge!!!
Thanks.
Great explanation!
Nice One ... 😎 ... simple but effective ... CHEERS
What did you say about tying off painters?😉😉😎
Hi, John. Any chance of getting in contact with you for some help buying a canoe?
Thank you so much. I just bought a heavy coleman canoe that I needed some advice with.
Get a lighter boat Sorry
@@donzero4944 I'll just get stronger.
Super helpful the whole series! Thank you!
This is great! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Which canoe model is the red one?
Thanks for posting.. I am looking at acquiring a 60lb canoe and was wondering how to get it on my SUV by myself safely. This helped. Also subbed. Cheers!
Yes I use this method
This is great advice!
I’ve been in canoes for 50yrs, and most of that in class 1-2 water. Top-notch information!
Just found your channel. You’re teaching this old dog new tricks. I need things made “stupidly simple”🛶👍
Excellent instructional videos. You present the 'problem' you are adressing exactly as I as a new paddler see it. You explain the solution using simple terminology that doesn't make my brain hit the 'eject' button and the demonstration illustrates it perfectly. All the relevant information on how the water affects the boat and why is in here and even I can digest it. As a new open canoe owner your contribution to my enjoyment of this sport is very much appreciated. I've watched numerous videos over the last few weeks and with these the penny drops. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make them, they really help.
As a leisure kayaker of many years interested in giving open canoe ownership a bash, I find this video extremely informative and simple to understand. Huge thank you for making and posting it. Nothing worse than a boat you feel you just can't paddle and can't work out why.
This is exactly the technique I have been using for over a decade now. So easy on the body.
I always try to place the opposite end on grass or soft soil to prevent scuffing up the end too much.
Excellent advice!
That made me smile 😂. With buoyancy bags it does work but it’s brutal.
Yes: "funny looks.."😂 , true true
Brilliant! Thanks for posting!
top tip mate thank you for sharing classsssssssssss
Used a trolley in Germany. Very, very helpful 👍🏼
Nice stunt though… practicality meh.,.
I completely agree and would only chime in "keep your chin UP" as it is impossible to bend the back if he chin is up, that forces the person to use their legs for the initial pick-up. Like you say, better still, get some help. Another way is to back the vehicle up close to the upturned canoe. Pick up the front and slide it onto the racks, then go to the back, pick up the back and SLIDE it on, in this way you never lift the entire canoe at all.
Thank you! Just bought a bit of a heavier one for my young kids and I and had no idea how I was going to do it myself!! You’re amazing
That's a good way of doing it. Very easy.
Thanks! I have done a lot of paddling and never knew about this. Question: Is a typical tandem canoe, like, say, the Novacraft Prospector 16', naturally stern-heavy, due to the placement of the seats? Viewed from above, it looks as if the seats are placed a bit to the stern in order to give the bow paddler leg room. With two paddlers of equal weight and no load, won't the canoe be trimed a bit to the stern with no adjustment needed?
Very nicely done.
Thanks for a great tip for those of us who aren't "Hercules" and are concerned about our backs.
Thank you!
Mine just keeps flipping over
Thanks for the tips
For heavy canoes do the same action but farther towards one end while resting the opposite end on the ground ,then walk it onto your shoulders. This way you never have lift the whole canoe while getting it on your shoulders. This is the method muskokan elder canoeists do it.
Hello my friend. I hope you are well. I cannot believe it’s been 4 years. I blame Covid. Anyways, I just wanted to say hello, youtube reminded me. Cheers.
I thought for a moment I was genuinely going to learn something 😂
Ive recently started ww coaching and your videos are great at helping me understand and articulate what I'm doing in a boat.
Very informative thank you. What make are those ones and would i be better trying to get a second hand set or are these quite resonable? I like the bigger wheels which would be more forgiving
Beautifully broken down.
It would have been helpful for me to watch this before I had to figure it out. 😊 My only addition would be that, if you are using ratcheted straps (like I do with my 18.5 footer) you can use long ones and go from each corner, around a thwart, down the canoe, around the thwart, and to the opposite corner on the sane side of the canoe. Two straps instead of four. Make sure they can pass by the thwarts to even pit the tension. This makes the straps a bit heavier if you do have to carry them (what with the ratchets) but it works well. Rope would likely also work but I am not good enough with rope to get it as tight as a ratcheted tie down. Without the straps, unless I am on something akin to pavement, my cano3 will not stay on the wheels. It is always worth a few minutes to strap it in. Also, my canoe is 129lbs (i think) so most gear needs to be portaged separately.
Nice mate. Is that clip the Leven Devils bridge? 3:30.
Great helpful video !