Ranger wrote on Aug 26^th, 2015 at 4:37pm:

solotripper wrote on Aug 26th, 2015 at 1:18pm: Quote: We pulled through a lot of winds that I don't think I'll be able to contend with solo. That's when the Double Paddle shines, IF you can adapt to it. As of right now I plan on taking a long wood kayak paddle, with a single blade back-up. I'm going to do some trial runs this weekend to test the paddle and my new anchor system.

The key to a double paddle for a canoe is that it's long enough that you don't hit the gunnels every stroke or have to to that high windmill stroke like you see kayak paddlers doing.

Because I'm paddling a tandem solo, I had to get a 9 ft paddle to work properly. If your canoe is a true solo, then you could get by with a shorter paddle.

There are some good videos of guys using double paddles in canoes and they talk about length and strokes you use in a canoe vs kayak.