Kellyvan

Thanks everyone for your input. To give a bit more info we are in a river and by “turning backwards” I mean doing a 180°. We are riding in a Old Town discovery 169. We are going to try rotating the canoe so we go down “backwards” to redistribute the weight a bit. We’ll make sure to watch some more instructional videos as well. ?

When we and my boyfriend go canoeing our canoe turns backwards very often, and we’re unsure why. I am a newbie and my boyfriend has canoed many times but is not an expert. We’re wondering if it is a technique issue, or if it could be to do with our weight difference, him sitting in the back and weighing ~3 times my weight. Any thoughts?