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Adirondack, 16'0"
(Tandem Touring Canoe - shown with optional wood trim)
MSRP $2349
A tandem
touring canoe that has superb performance for its size.
The Adirondack was designed for the smaller rivers and lakes like those of
the Northeast.
Meant for day outings and trips of a night or two, it only has medium volume,
but paddles very efficiently with a light-to-moderate load.
Canoe & Kayak Magazine tested it and said, "This is one
smooth-paddling canoe, and it has excellent final stability. It's a bit less
initially stable, but that's what gains the efficient paddling and
glide."
The Adirondack travels more easily than our Fisherman, Kingfisher, Aurora, or
Rogue but less so than our other tandem models. Among 16' canoes from all
builders, however, the Adirondack is sleeker and has less rocker. These
aspects make it a straight-tracking, easy-paddling canoe. A 16'-long hull, if
very well designed, can be at the threshold of having good speed and glide in
the absolute sense (rather than just compared to other 16' models), and this
is definitely a performance-oriented canoe among medium-short designs.
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