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Welcome to FindaRiver:
A database of links and information on the rivers of New England. We have pictures, reviews, maps and overall information on many of the popular canoeing and kayaking locations. Please feel free to email us about any information you feel is innacurate, missleading or if you just have something you would like us to add to the site.
Making an Outrigger for your Canoe
For the past two summers we have been experimenting with a bamboo and styprohpone outrigger on our canoe. The purpose of this design is to allow us to sail, be more stable: thus more relaxing, and allow us to go in the ocean. We have used the canoe to sail in our local harbor with lots of success but have not had the time to take it further. With 3 people it handles waves quite well.
These photos are of us testing the outrig on Lake Winnipesaukee. We constructed the boat in less then 1 hour having braught only styrofoam, rope, a makeshift sail and about 8-9 bamboo sticks. So far the only drawback has been that the pontoon was made out of styrofoam which is not all that hydrodynamic, however we still managed to go atleast twice as fast as our friends could paddle their boat. 
Continue reading to hear about how the ourtigger worked, how its made and is it really a worthy addon to the canoe.
6/05/09 click Here for additional info + comments
Canoe Lake Winnipesaukee!
This weekend me and a few friends went on a trip to Lake Winnipesaukee.. The trip turned out to be a fantastic one. We got a chance to build and test our outrigger at night which performed flawlessly. The day was spent sailing around the islands and collecting blueberries. A great place to start your canoe voyage is from Melvin village. This towns has a few public docks with free parking and an overall provides very good access to the water.
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5/29/09 click Here for additional info + comments
White River, VT overnight canoe trip report
Read our latest review on the: White river, Vermont!
A Two day Trip from Gaysville to White river Junction.
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Possibly the best canoeing river in NewEngland, just make sure you go early in the season so the water is high! Even going in Late May is so metimes too late. Our boats were just able to pass without scraping the bottom.
5/12/09 click Here for additional info + comments
South East Canada offers some great canoeing rivers.
Looking to go Canoeing or Kayaking in New Brunswick, Canada? The other night a found an excellent site that provides lots of information on these northern rivers. There are detailed
pictures / and trips reports at:
http://www.nanookofthenashwaak.com/
http://www.allagashguide.com/canada.html
4/01/09 .
Spring is almost here
Spring is almost here! and so is River Boating Season. After one or two practice runs we planto head out on a full 90miles journey down the Allagash river. It should be a completely new experience considering that on all of our previous trips we never spent more then a full day out in the wilderness. The river is also supposedly one of the most wild and secluded on this coast.
Use our maps section to plan trips for this season. Check out our pictures of previous trips. Feel free to contact us with any questions.
3/19/09