Canoe with a View : : Canadian Open Canoe forum

Hi there I an currently been enjoying my open boating and looking to move to a short ww spec open canoe,

I am a tall guy about 110kg I have been looking at Esquif boats and the robson Homes but have found it all most impossible to find any dealer in the uk with one is stock to look at let alone paddle.

Dose any one out there have experience of any of these boats or know any one who dose any help would be most welcome as
I cant face squeezing my self back in to a kayak to do sum winter creaking ,,,,, would much prefer to get to do it in a open boat ………………

Hi bigfoot, welcome to the forum

Yes finding SWWC's at dealers is not an easy task, the easiest one to get hold of in the UK is the Bell Ocoee which can be obtained from some dealers depending on where you live?

Esquif seem very difficult to source for some strange reason? The Zoom is probably the most popular of their range but is very responsive! The Robson Holmes is a very narrow boat and not an ideal starter boat for moving into SWWC, SteveG on her has a Holmes.

There is an Evergreen Solito ex-demo for sale at Go2H2o at Ripon and a secondhand Outrage for sale on here if that helps?

thanks for that i will look into it