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... version. I've been to the Slalom Nationals every year since 2001, and if you remember the short boat with the Rockhopper sticker…. that’s the Solito. By 2005 I had a heavy-duty female mold but not the space or resources to do more on my own. I ended up on the phone with Don Smales at Evergreen ...

I got an email from the Solito naming contest winner and it turns out he's selling the canoe he won because he's not a whitewater paddler. He's going to use the funds to buy a flatwater canoe. Oddly enough, in Italian, the word "solito" ...

... Dimension Dagger Ovation Dagger Legend Dagger Venture Dagger Genesis Also in the fleet: Bell Ocoee (a Dagger design) Mad River Outrage Evergreen Solito Ally 811 folding canoe Esquif Blast Esquif Prelude Favorite boat for solo playboating: Phantom or Solito Favorite boat for tandem tripping: Dagger ...

I've bought one, outfitted it, and now tried it in the water. It's a great boat. Handles like a short Ocoee. The hard chines are excellent for carving. The boat doesn't have much initial stability, but it has good secondary. It accelerates well. I'm still evaluating the surfing, but so far I've like...

... envelope on new canoes, Evergreen Canoe here in Canada has put out a new solo boat that looks really similar to the Esquif Zoom. It's called the Solito and is being sold by places like Paddle Shack and Mountain Equipment Co-op. It looks like a boat i'd love to try. I currently have a Rival and ...

The Evergreen Solito.

Over 4,000 entries in the naming contest. I can't believe none of mine won.

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