We trip each year with whom ever can make the trip.  We have anywhere from three to nine in our group.  Normally, two in each canoe with the odd number one riding as "princess" in the odd boat.  Works well, but only three in the group is the worst senario. We took a solo when this happened on a Spring trip a few years ago and it worked very well.  The solo could out perform the tamdem.  I may even try solo trip in the future; although I like the companionship of a group trip.

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