Nova Craft Pal 16 Touring Canoe

Lightweight Tandem Canoe

The Nova Craft Pal is best suited for flat water cruising on calm days, although will cope with a light crosswind as it sits low to the water. Which can result a wetter ride when used in choppy, conditions and paddling through waves. The Pal 16 is reassuringly predictable to paddle and has a strong secondary stability, which allows it to be paddled solo and edged if required. Designed to be used on open water, as opposed to tight, small watercourses, the Pal 16 tracks well, maintaining a straight-line easily and is efficient and fast when compared to other 16ft canoe models.

Possibly one of the most quintessentially canadian, canadian canoes ever made the Nova Craft Pal 16 can trace it's roots back to when the original Chestnut Canoe Company of Canada was producing canoes. Chestnut Canoes had one of its classic boat designs, the Ajax, and was also one of the iconic Bill Mason’s favourite boats. However, this boat was quickly and affectionately renamed the “Pal” by its owners, reflecting on just how fondly they regarded it. Nova Craft has reproduced the lines of the original Ajax, thus allowing modern paddlers to appreciate the paddling capabilities of one of the best general-purpose canoe designs ever made, while enjoying modern lightweight materials.