One way that I'm bypassing the winter blues is by planning a 30 mile kayak trip through the Crow Wing Lakes for June. (I hope to paddle the entire 120 mile Crow Wing River in 2019.) Since we moved to Minnesota from sunny Southern California I've also been ordering clothing to help keep me dry and warm while on the water, not only for this trip but also for the new Tandem Island sailing kayak that we're hoping purchase.
(You may notice that they're not wearing life jackets but this slow lazy river is less than 3 feet deep so we didn't see it as an issue.)
Last July my son and his new bride used a canoe as a "get-away vehicle" after their wedding. My brother and I met them with their car about a mile down river where we traded "vehicles" and paddled the canoe back.Last year we ... we bought 2 new kevlar pack canoes.
(You may notice that they're not wearing life jackets but this slow lazy river is less than 3 feet deep so we didn't see it as an issue.)
My brother commented "If they can paddle a canoe without fighting they're off to a good start."Nice boats. When I use to race kayaks, slalom and whitewater, we called those tandem kayaks, like the one in your video, "divorce boats".
-Will (Dragonfly)