azalea wrote on Apr 24^th, 2010 at 7:35pm:

I have only played around with paddling a canoe solo and then only in boats not designed to be specifically solo.  So I am not expert, but I have to believe if you take a solo canoe, you are increasing significantly your chances of becoming wind-bound, since the amount of wind needed to ground an inexperienced soloist is far less than what you would get with a double/triple canoe combination.

Tandem will almost always be able to take on gnarlier water than solo.  Where that line is drawn comes down to padler skill & the boat being soloed.  I'll plow an Argosy into stuff I wouldn't take a bow-backwards prospector into.  That fine line between fun and fear.