If you get a 16', I recommend a symmetrical boat with the bow seat designed so you can reverse the boat and paddle solo from the bow seat, with the boat backwards.
But then you can't do sweet canoe wheelies.
lol!
![[Linked Image]](http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e364/northerndave/BWCA%202011/davecanoe.jpg)
The wheelie isn't just a joke, it's a proven advanced technique. Not only does it let you perform a "spin move" at high speed, it also prevents the bow from diving in class 2 wavetrains.
Nice rig, I rented one up in BWCA a few years ago.
