: Sure is - they're two completely different types of boat. And also
: two completely different types of paddle, if you use the single
: blade.

: That was half the reason I went ahead and tried the canoe: because
: I always kind of wanted to see if I could master the single
: blade. There's a hoary old saying among canoe diehards that says
: "half the paddle, twice the paddler", and such a
: statement is a gauntlet thrown down in front of a guy like me; a
: red cape waved in his face! There's another old phrase, the
: "art of the paddle", that I love the sound and idea
: of. If you think there's an art to using a Euro paddle, try a
: Greenland paddle. And if you think there's art to be painted
: with a Greenland paddle, try a single blade. It's not only
: wonderful fun, but has taught me more than I can enumerate on
: Greenland paddle use (I don't enjoy/use Euros these days).

: I believe that being a kayaker makes me a better canoeist, and
: being a canoeist makes me a better kayaker.

: Paddling a kayak with a single blade is lots of fun too, and yes,
: rolling with one is a hoot, nuthin' to it. Haven't tried rolling
: the canoe yet, but I imagine it could be done. You'd end up with
: a swamped boat, of course. I'm sure I'll give it a go one of
: these days.

Caught the tail end of a pool session a couple years ago at Canoecopia, the guy whom I forget was repeatedly rolling his canoe, over and over, sans float bags, impressive.

Though others have mentioned that once you get it over the first time and keep it moving the momentum of all that water moving helps much in doing repeated rolls, still it's a very wide boat :)

Bill H.