Acipenser wrote on Jul 17^th, 2019 at 11:33am:

I used to have a Spirit II in Kevlar and I found it difficult to solo. I was paddling from the bow seat, turned around. It was hard to turn and caught the wind a lot. Hard work. That said, keep in mind i’m not a big guy, and the canoe was unloaded. I was paddling on Superior for an afternoon, and another time in Toronto harbour, of all places ( don’t ask). With two paddlers and a load, it’s a good boat for big water. For one light guy and no load, it was a pain in the butt.

I think any tandem solo/unloaded is going to be hard to handle in even a light wind.

Weight the bow, add a double paddle and it's a whole different beast. It will never be as responsive as a true solo BUT I've made it work and for me the pluses outweigh the minuses.