National Canoe Day
London, Ontario- Thursday, June 26, 2008 —Nova Craft Canoe, in association with the Philip Aziz Association and the London Canoe Club will be hosting an evening event on the Thames to bring the canoe lovers of London together in the name of the canoe. We invite everybody to bring their canoe over to Fanshawe Lake from 6pm - 9pm. rhere will be no gate fees for anyone attending this event and maps will be available at main entrance.
We hope you will bring your family, friends and co-workers
to National Canoe Day and help us to celebrate the heritage of one of
Canada’s 7 wonders... the
canoe!
London National Canoe Day
June 26,
'08
Celebrate National Canoe Day on June 26. If you’re anywhere near Peterborough on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 please join the National Canoe Day celebration at the Lift Lock. We’ll be trying to jam the Lift Lock with as many canoes as we can.
But, this year we’re hoping the idea will expand even more. If you’re anywhere else in Canada, take your canoe to lunch, paddle with a friend, paddle with lots of friends, sing canoe songs, read canoe stories, make a canoe video, have a paddle picnic or a canoe-be-que, portage up main street, save gas and paddle to work, have a canoeathon to raise money for a worthy cause (like The Canadian Canoe Museum), paddle to parliament or your provincial or territorial legislature, whatever ... just do it in a canoe on National Canoe day, Thursday, June 26th
The Canadian Canoe Museum
National Canoe Day Flyer National Canoe Day Poster National Canoe Day Peterborough
May 10 & 11, '08
The Great Wilderness Clean-up!!
Renowned wilderness canoeing expert and author of 11 books, Kevin Callan, and wilderness canoeing enthusiast, Nancy Maddock, are organizing a volunteer clean-up.
The Great Wilderness Clean-up, for spring 2008.
April 19, '08
London Clean & Green 2008
Join us for the 13th Annual London Clean & Green Community Clean Up Day. On Saturday April 19th, volunteers will be cleaning up litter and removing graffiti all over the City. Volunteers include formal and informal neighbourhood groups, condominium boards, employee groups, business improvement associations, families and individual citizens.
9th Annual Thames River Cleanup
We would like to invite you to participate in The 9th Annual Thames River Clean Up. This year promises to be bigger and better than ever! All registered participants will be eligible to win a brand new canoe donated by Nova Craft Canoe!
March '08
Kevin
Callan New
website
Canadian Geographic * January/ February
2008
*
Finding Farley
Karsten Heuer, Leanne
Allison, their son Zev and dog
Willow.
* EMPEROR of the NORTH by James Raffan
February
'08
Beginner's Guide and
canoeing Safety
Smart Start for Safe Paddling (fun for kid's) PDF format
December
'07
Long Live the
Cronje
See the New
Cronje on you tube
Time Miller and Dave
Hood
Dave Hood Solo Paddling
Dave Hood
Paddling the Prototype solo
December
‘07
The New Cronje for
spring 2008
The
Cronje
(pronounced ‘Chrone-yeh’) is a classic design, brought back from the
original Chestnut Canoe Company cruiser series that dates back to the
early 1900’s. Nova Craft is known for designing canoe models for specific
paddling applications with pronounced handling characteristics and
distinct lines. “Canoeists told us they wanted a faster traditional 17’
Cruiser, suitable for the Boundary Waters or similar water conditions. Our
research brought us back to this timeless classic. We are very pleased
with the performance and aesthetics of the Cronje and are confident that
accomplished paddlers will appreciate this nich offering”, explains Roch
Prévost, Nova Craft Sales & Marketing Manager.
The Cronje model is described
as “…the quintessential flat water canoe, reminiscent of its cedar/canvas
predecessor with a shallow arch bottom, fast entry lines, pleasing bow and
stern curves, and just the right amount of tumblehome. The Cronje is a
fast, easy gliding canoe, with excellent tracking characteristics, making
it a superb open water performer. The appreciable volume and grace on the
water make this canoe a great choice for canoe trips”, adds Rolf
Kraiker.
(Rolf Kraiker, co-author Cradle to Canoe, blazingpaddles
).
The Cronje was named after the
underdog of the Boer War, a prominent figure, Commandant General P.A.
Cronje
General P.A. Cronje (center, seated) and his
staff with Secretary Keyser standing on the right. Photo: South African
National Archives, contributed by H. Labuschagne.
October
‘06
Get ready for spring
2007
PAL… another classic canoe design from Nova
Craft Canoe. We have been faithful to the lines of the original to produce
a modern canoe that is indeed a pleasure to paddle. A perfect blend of
stability, tracking and glide makes the PAL a winner for day trips or
interior lake trips. The PAL will be available in all of our composite
hull materials and Royalex Lite. Another proven classic canoe design
made with the best modern materials available!
“EVERYBODY NEEDS A PAL”
Length 16’ / 488 cm Beam 34” / 86 cm
Depth 33 cm
September ‘06
Bob Special revamp
Our popular BobSpecial model
is now available without a shoe keel in all our laminate lay ups. We have
made a new mould with the same slightly V’d hull configuration as our
Royalex Lite model. It simulate the keel found on the original design and
provide the paddler with the same good tracking and hull
rigidity.
September ‘06
Certified canoe
specialist
Nova Craft Canoe as put an all new
certification program that in the end will help paddler to invest towards
the canoe that best suite their needs. We have sent our staff from Nova
Scotia, to Yukon Territory, going trough Alberta and back to Idaho,
Alabama, Virginiaand Wisconsin. We have share our knowledge, experience
and took time educate sale staff to get them familiarize with Nova Craft
Canoe brand. Next time you shop for a canoe ask them “Have you’ve been
certify?”
September ‘06
Dealer
appreciations
Every year Nova Craft Canoe work hard with its
partners to provide both our customer with an excellent satisfaction as
well as the canoe model that best suite their needs. Nova Craft Canoe as
increase is distribution network to make the brand more accessible to
paddlers in search and desire to get on the water with one of our fine
canoe. In that regards Nova Craft Canoe would like to thank its entire
partner that are totally dedicated to the paddling
world.
Nova Craft has created a totally unique piece of furniture based on our Angler canoe. It is 15' long, about 23" deep, with all cushions covered in genuine leather! This is definitely the most comfortable canoe out there! You can see it at London's Paddle Shop in London, Ontario or wait until March for Canoecopia in Madison WI. It is possible to order one, simply contact us at Nova Craft Canoe and we will tell you all the details.
Just so you know...
Our Blue Steel canoes are really making an impression in the paddling community! During the summer of 2005 we equipped three professional paddlers on different excursions in northern Canada, and they were all using our Prospector 17' made of Blue Steel. After their trips all of the feedback had the following sentiment in common, "It's great to have a hull so solid and the convinience of portaging such a light canoe."
In 2005, there
weren't enough hours in a week to build all the Blue Steel canoes we had
on order. In addition we also had to face a shortage of kevlar products
due to the U. S. military demand for them. However, we did manage to get
everybody out in their boat by the end of the season. In case you
are looking for one... Powers Outdoors in Newago, Michigan
still have a Prospector 16' Blue Steel on hand, also Rutabaga in Madison
Wisconsin have a very unique Super Nova Blue Steel with Black Cherry trim!