New Solo Paddler tries Northstar Magic vs NW Solo Canoe
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- My friend was trying to make a decision between a Northstar Northwind Solo and a Magic from the seated position. Ray (~5’9” 200 lbs) is a kayaker and owns an Eddyline Journey but is ready for the solo canoe adventure. He came to a demo at a shop earlier in the season but needed a bit more time to make a final decision. I also wanted to lower the seat in the NW Solo to give a fair comparison.
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2 real nice canoes to play around in. I prefer to sit in the low hung seat in the canoe, that foot brace your friend made is really cool.
I agree - the footbrace is cool. I can easily make it similar or even integrate with a nice Canada style yoke
When I was young and in a much larger canoe I loved kneeling... I am 6'4". Now... more so in solo canoes, nope. LOL I have a mid drop seat on my Phoenix and it is perfect. I thought about a foot brace, but frankly I have just never "needed" it. They are a great idea though, and I might get one at some point. He also used a bent shaft paddle, but I am a straight shaft guy and never had a problem with them not working as efficiently as I need. I DO bring several with me each time though (lengths, shapes, and widths) for the water I find myself on at any given time on the time out. It's all great fun and helps center me. Cheers!
Thank you for this
My goodness that NW Solo in blacklite with E6 is beautiful. Wow.
Their Blacklite IS truly stunning. I have Phoenix in Blacklite and it turns heads and gets compliments every time I take her out.
Splendid vid of two masterful, state of the art boats!!
To Karen it a little (forgive me, can't help myself), That Magic will go a lot straighter with a good J. Also, his paddle is too long. A more vertical plant and integrated power to direction stroke is what's needed to make that boat shine.(He likes it anyway, I mean how could you not like that boat!) Also, a backrest would help if the paddler feels better sitting. Congrats for converting your friend from the "dark side"! Kayakers rarely perfect the J--a skill that can be understood in a day but perfected over a lifetime. It just irks me to see a paddler switching in a boat like that before having mastered a rock solid J. If I demoed a boat like the Magic for the first time, I'd nail her teeth to a 2-degree rhumb line before sayin' "I do."