where to buy a canoe?

[QING]

I am planning to buy a family canoe. However I am not sure where I can buy one. A canoe with light weight is preffered.

sorry but I can not type in Chinese here.

 

[苦逼热狗]

我同事的建议是
If they really just want to buy a boat, I’d recommend they decide what they want to do with a boat, is it for fitness, is it to go camping, are they going to leave it at one place, will they take it with them. They will need roof racks. Kayaks and canoes vary tremendously in quality and weight. I have two kayaks that are under 12 Kg, and I can carry them easily and put them on my car. I take them to different lakes and rivers and I take them on my holidays.



Here’s a list of links for canoe clubs in the city, then info about Trailheads demo nights at Westboro beach. Never buy a boat without trying it out.



Canoe clubs (all provide great day camps in the summer, where kids paddle and swim and learn a lot and find out if they’d like to be competitive or recreational):

Dunrobin:

http://www.ottawarivercanoe.com/



Careton place:

http://www.cpcanoeclub.com/Home



Rideau Canoe Club

http://www.rideaucanoeclub.ca/

In particular, Rideau has an excellent recreational paddling program in the summer that the whole family could join.



To buy recreational kayaks, I’d recommend talking to the people at Trailhead http://www.trailhead.ca/

or Bushtukah.



Trailhead has demo nights, every Wedneday all summer long. From the Trailhead site:



Canoe/Kayak Free Demo Nights

Every Wednesday night all summer long Trailhead offers you the chance to come out and test drive some of our finest boats and it's FREE!

Test drives are held at Westboro Beach, (Kitchissippi Lookout) west on Parkway 2km west of Island Park Drive.

Time: 5:30PM - 8:00PM

Please call ahead to register and reserve the boats you'd like to try. Due to popularity, several days advance booking may be necessary . Call us at (613)722-4229 and ask for the rental desk

 

[QING]

Thank you, 变态 热狗, for your detailed information.
It will take me a while to figure out which model I should buy.
It is a good idea - never buy a boat without trying it.

My plan is to buy a canoe for camping or a day trip.

 

[jackrabbit]

MEC has canoes too

Trailhead
PaddleShack
MEC

Local club YCCC.ca provides canoes if you a member. It's a good way to try out canoe camping.

Thank you, 变态 热狗, for your detailed information.
It will take me a while to figure out which model I should buy.
It is a good idea - never buy a boat without trying it.

My plan is to buy a canoe for camping or a day trip.

 

[waterwalker]

楼上几位讲得很全了。有一点要提醒的就是一般百货店的canoe千万别买。

每年春天在Rideau Canoe Club有个canoe sale。可以留意。

还有朋友在ebay上买过，价格很不错。

另外，欢迎参加我们俱乐部的活动。我们通常是从装备店里租canoe，你可以有机会尝试不同牌子种类的船，然后再决定买什么船。

这里有我们活动的一些帖子：
http://bbs.comefromchina.com/forum194/

 

[QING]

You guys are all experienced ones! The information you provided is really helpful for persons like me.

waterwalker -- I would be happy to join your club if time is good for me.