Canoeheadted wrote:
My favourite boat for solo putzing around is a Prospector 14'.
Great with a balanced load: dog and gear, all gear, no gear, etc... solo though.
If that is the Clipper 14 designed-solo Prospector it is a wonderful canoe. Had it been a foot longer, even 6 or 8 inches, it would still be on my racks.
Mollycollie wrote:
After 30 years, I’m prospectored out. I wanna go fast and still be able to work my way out of river “situations”. Ive found the design of the caribou makes this possible and it is a great option for a western Canadian.
I can appreciate that. I don’t much want to push a traditional “Prospector” over the flats, or in the wind, especially while paddling backwards from the bow seat in a tandem. For the first time in years we do not currently have anything monikered “Prospector” on our racks.
We do have some relatively deep, moderately rockered solos, and some soloized tandems, that carry sufficient speed, and maneuverability when needed. “Relatively deep”, I am a fan of spray covers when things get snotty.
Clipper’s construction is top notch, and they have some solo canoes of interest, but Clippers are damn near unicorns in the eastern US.
Marlin should have someone pull a trailer full of Clipper’s cross country to next year’s Western PA Solo Rendezvous.
https://www.cooperslake.com/clchome/eve ... 9bdb79cc94OK, I know Clipper would prefer to sell that canoe as a demo in Pennsylvania, rather than hauling it back cross country to BC. I would attend just to try out some Clipper solos.
Might have to bring my own sharp rocks to Cooper Lake; “Oh no, I scratched up that Sea-1”, what’s the used price?
