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Review of the 2013 Bell Composites NorthWind Canoe. Made by Ted Bell in Zimmerman, Minnesota.
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In the 1970's while still in college, Ted Bell began making his own canoes. He started Bell Canoe Works and then sold the company in 2006, John Lauritsen rep...
A Kevlar and carbon fiber canoe by Northstar Canoes. Longtime followers of Bell Canoe Works might recognize the Northwind Solo as an updated incarnation of Bell’s Merlin II. It’s also far more user-friendly. Famed canoe designer, David Yost returned to shape this new incarnation with his son, Carl.
20 paź 2016 · These are all highly regarded solo canoes that paddle sleekly on flat water. The Merlin II will be much less affected by wind than a solo Prospector. If the canoe is in good shape, which the pictures suggest, the price is excellent.
3 lis 2008 · Bell makes several solo canoes: the Magic, the Merlin II, the Wildfire, the Yellowstone Solo, the Flashfire, the Rob Roy, and the Bucktail. (I’m leaving out the whitewater canoes.) The Rob Roy is a decked canoe paddled with a kayak paddle, and it will not be covered in this article.
The Northstar B16 seemed the perfect blend of all these desires. When Paulsen offered to bring the B16 to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Expo outside of Grand Marais, Minnesota, I knew I couldn’t just drive the boat home. The Boundary Waters is canoe heaven. I felt the butterflies of a big adventure stir in the pit of my stomach.
