A highly-effcient performance canoe, the Escape delivers excellent maneuverability, seaworthiness, and the capacity for trips in a more compact package

A high-performance touring hull
with ample gear hauling capability

 

Escape availability:		Weight*
Graphite	Ultra-light	36 lb.
Kevlar®	Ultra-light	41 lb.
Kevlar®	Flex-core	53 lb.
Tuf-weave®	Flex-core	62 lb.
* Weights given assume canoes with all standard equipment

For many paddlers our new Escape may be the perfect tandem canoe. We based the design of the Escape upon our popular Minnesota II, one of the world's most renowned wilderness canoe designs.

The Escape is an extremely efficient design in a more compact package than the Minnesota II. With similar lines as the Minnesota II, the Escape delivers excellent performance in a wide variety of paddling conditions. To keep the canoe dry in choppy waters, we added an extra inch of depth to the bow and stern. Combined with the flared bow, this canoe is dry in almost every paddling situation.

A foot shorter than the Minnesota II, the Escape is more maneuverable, making it an ideal canoe if you plan to paddle on smaller streams and rivers as well as larger lakes and bodies of water. Yet with its added depth, the Escape has nearly the capacity of the Minnesota II.

With this much versatility designed into a single canoe, the Escape may be the perfect canoe for many people looking for a performance canoe. Smaller paddlers, people who prefer a shorter canoe, and paddlers who spend time on smaller rivers and streams will find the Escape fits their needs perfectly. If most of your time will be spent paddling longer distances, or you appreciate the additional efficiency of an 18'6" canoe, or need extra capacity for longer trips, the Minnesota II would be a better choice. But for many, the Escape is a perfect match.