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The canoe paddle is short and has to be lifted and moved from side to side.
Not true.
You might have to work harder and change sides on a wind on the quarter, but with some experience and the right canoe, you can paddle on one side until your shoulders tire.
Also, in calm water you can go silently without taking the paddle out of the water at all.
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Les
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I wasn't clear. I was referring to when the boat is being hit with chop and waves from all sides, like in really confused water. Your paddle is on the right side, suddenly you need to brace on the left. With a canoe paddle you have to lift the paddle and transfer it to the other side, which is much slower than with a kayak paddle which already has a blade on whichever side the brace requires.
I remember having to rescue some friends who had set out in a canoe to paddle a few miles along the shore of Lake Tahoe, the wind came up and there was a lot of power boat traffic, the water got really confused, they were getting hit with 2+ foot chop from every side and had to run for shore. Both are experienced canoe paddlers, in a good boat, they made it about two miles in those conditions. The next year we took ocean kayaks and paddled about 16 miles RT across part of the lake, had the same conditions on the return, no sweat at all.
I think I'm using the term "confused water" correctly. Random waves from every direction, adding to substantial peaks and troughs that are unpredictable and seem to hit the boat without warning.