Swift Canoe Stories- Surviving The Storm of 2022 & Paddling Out With a Damaged Canoe 

Too funny... I could not get the piece out from under the tree at that time so I regrettably left it there. I figured the park staff would dispose of it when they cleaned up the site. Has the park staff removed the tree?

that is just amazing that you found that piece of gunnel

Thanks.

we'll have you back on the water soon! Thanks again for coming to visit and telling your story. If you ever need a backup boat you know where to find us! - Scott

Really held up well. The canoe has the kevlar fusion laminate and carbon innegra exterior. There were multiple cracks and impact points on the hull, but no leaks!

I too look at my surroundings when I set up my tent and tie up the canoe for the night. The tree was well away from the tent and it looked in good health. When the storm front hit the wind blew the tent so hard it pulled up the front stake out. Being a trekking pole tent it collapsed on the ground before the tree landed on it. That saved it from being damaged. True, if I had been in it I would have been in trouble. One group on the lake just made it to their site minutes before the main part of the storm hit. They were lucky as they could have been on the lake when the front hit. That would have been disastrous for them. My guess is that a second group were on the portage from Cherry to Turtle when the storm hit as I saw them paddle to their site after the storm passed.

@@TheFleetcaptain210 yes, storms like that will take down live trees as well so just bad luck with that. Glad you and everyone made it through it OK. Other than your canoe. Makes me wonder about getting insurance or something for mine.

Unfortunately not, however, the insurance responded very quickly and I was able to put in an order for a new identical canoe within a week.

@@TheFleetcaptain210 did you have a separate policy for the boat or it’s included in a current one? I’ve heard of some cases of stolen off property it’s home owners, damaged on car - that policy covers. But on a lake in use?

@@twoolhouse7644 It is one policy. Check with your insurance broker/agent to confirm if your canoe is covered

I'm also curious. Maybe they did a trade, I'm sure Swift would like that canoe hung on the wall.

The insurance covered the cost for a new canoe.

What happened to the wrecked one? Want to sell it?

@@downeastprimitiveskills7688 It has been passed onto a friend who will repair it.

I am planning to do that when I pick up my new canoe at the end of the month :-) Fingers crossed

Duct tape forever:-) Actually, I had tape wrapped around my water bottle, however, it had been on there so long that the adhesive did not have any stickiness left after I removed it from the bottle. I did have a small roll of medical tape that I could have used in a pinch in case I needed to seal a leak in the hull. Fortunately that was not necessary.