canoe quote:

"The first thing you must learn about canoeing is that the canoe is not a lifeless, inanimate object: it feels very much alive, alive with the life of the river. Life is transmitted to the canoe by currents of air and the water upon which it rides. The behaviour and temperament of a canoe is dependent upon the elements: from the slightest breeze to a raging storm, from the smallest ripple to a towering wave, or from a meandering stream to a thundering rapid. Anyone can handle a canoe in a quiet millpond, but in a rapids a canoe is like a wild stallion. It must be kept on a tight rein. The canoeist must take the canoe where he or she wants it to go, not where it wants to go. Given the chance, the canoe will dump you overboard and continue on down the river by itself."

Bill Mason

This virtual organization exists to serve its members, a group of friends in the vicinity of Toronto, Ontario, Canada who like to paddle together. We don't have any meetings. We don't have any rules. We don't have any officers or structure. We just like each other's company and we like to paddle canoes.

Feel free to peruse our upcoming events database and read our trip logs.

SYOTW