March Contest

Name that paddle - WIN THAT PADDLE!

Our newest beavertail paddle is currently without a good name. We'd like you all to help us with that! Submit your name ideas at the link to win one of our new beavertail paddles!You can submit your name ideas and see the official rules on this link - March Contest.

North Shore Visit

Over the past weekend a few of us Sanborn guys took a business/camping trip up the North Shore of Lake Superior and into the Boundary Waters.
On Friday we stopped at The Duluth Pack Store, The Canoeist and Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply and talked paddles. Thanks you Tom, Erik, Mike, Bryan and Jack for the great day. Great people and great shops.
Also on Friday we were able to check out a couple Langford canoes. Those are some beautiful canoes. I especially liked checking out the rib and plank cedar canoe. Great lines and craftsmanship go into every detail!
Then it was on to the camping portion of our trip. On Friday night we slept along the shore of Lake Superior near Grand Marais. Beautiful sunset and bright moon! It never really got dark that night.





On Saturday We put on our snowshoe's and hiked up the Onion River, thanks Bryan for the advice, and had a great morning exploring.

After our morning hike we drove up to Sawbill Lake. We hiked across Sawbill and onto Alton Lake, camping there on Saturday night. We slept in snowcaves we dug out that day and even made a snow-fort-type-thingy.

We had beautiful weather...it was as warm as it could be! Any warmer and everything would have been wet from melting snow.

New: Newsletter

Starting next month we will be starting a newsletter for all of you who'd like to know more about us. We'll keep it simple - a once-a-month newsletter about what's going on at Sanborn Canoe Co. We'll throw in some discounts/promotions that are exclusively for our newsletter subscriber's!

Sign up here!

Here's a couple great winter photos to round off this post.

2 New Dealers!

We are thrilled to introduce our two newest dealers. Gear to Go Outfitters and Voyageur Canoe Outfitters are carrying our paddles in their online stores'.



Gear to Go Outfitters is run by Kevin Rosenberg and located in Brooklyn, NY. Here's a little bit about them from http://www.geartogooutfitters.com/ -

"Gear To Go Outfitters was founded with the idea that, for most people, spending thousands on outdoor gear doesn’t make sense when you only get to use that gear once or twice a year. Some try to borrow from friends and family but that often leads to your neighbor digging that old external frame pack or that old Army Tent out of a dusty corner of their closet. Gear To Go Outfitters offers up to date rental gear at a fraction of what it would cost to buy the same gear and to make things even better, WE DELIVER. As a bonus, if you decide that you would like to buy the gear you rent, buy from us within 30 days of your rental return and we will apply 50% of your rental fee towards the purchase price of a new item of the same type. If you decide that you would rather own your gear we can serve your needs as well. Leaving for a trip in two days and realize you need some new gear? Don’t waste money on overnight shipping when we can deliver it to you, often the next day (Delivery Area Map). Gear To Go Outfitters provides only the best in outdoor gear. While many outdoor retailers carry every product ever made, at Gear To Go Outfitters we only carry what works. Need some advice? Send us an email or give us a call and we will be more than happy to help out. WE ARE EXPANDING OUR PRODUCT LINE AS WE GROW SO CHECK BACK SOON."



Here's what Voyaguer Canoe Outfitters has to say: http://www.canoeit.com/

"We are Mike and Sue Prom, owners and operators of Voyageur Canoe Outfitters and year round residents of the Gunflint trail on the edge of the wilderness. We are here to introduce our guests to the special joy of wilderness paddling. Relaxing at a campsite, enjoying abundant wildlife and paddling the crystal clear lakes which is the core of your adventure. Once you paddle through Voyageur you will never want to outfit anywhere else. We are confident that you will completely enjoy your time with us and we guarantee your satisfaction. Think about it, life is too short and vacations are even shorter. It makes the best sense to go with a sure thing."

Affiliate Program

We're excited to announce that Sanborn Canoe Co. now has an Affiliate Program for you blogger and website people out there.

Do you run a blog or other website devoted to the outdoors, canoeing or paddle-sports? Would you like to make money by driving people to our site?

We are offering product specific affiliate programs for the four paddles listed above and a "Common Hop-Link" option with a link to our front page.

HOW IT WORKS
You sign-up for our affiliate program which will walk you through how to post specific affiliate links to our products. Once these links are on your site you will earn 10% of all sales when someone clicks through the link on your site, and makes a purchase on our website. We handle all the sales and shipping and everything. Then at the end of each month we will send you what you’ve earned. It’s that simple!

· SIGN-UP is FREE
· EARN 10% on every sale
· EASY - Use the easy set-up and once the links are on your site your work is done!
· PAID Monthly! We’ll pay you at the end of every month for all purchases made!
· CUSTOMIZABLE - Know a little something about code? Create your own look for the links!
· TRACK your sales with your earnings report!

WANT TO JOIN?
Click here for detailed instructions about how to join and set-up our Affiliate Program!

www.sanborncanoe.com

New Year...New Website

Check out our new website design!

Shortly after launching our original website we realized the limitations inherent in a fully flash-based website. It was slow and hard for search engines to register...

So we set to work to create a better experience for all involved. This new site should load faster, be easier to use and create a better environment for Sanborn Canoe Co. online. Let us know what you think of the new site...and let us know any bugs we need to work out. Thanks!

New Paddle Design

We'd like to introduce our newest bent shaft paddle design...

It's named after the beautiful Saganaga Lake in the BWCA, and we're calling it the 'Sag'. We went simple on this one. One piece on either side for both the blade and the grip, letting the beautiful dark grain of the cedar to define this paddle.



Product Description:
Taking it’s name from Saganaga Lake, one of the wonderful areas of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, every Sag canoe paddle is handmade from beautiful western red and white cedar to be both lightweight and extremely durable. The slightly narrower and longer blade alleviates stress on the joints while the 14 degree bend at the throat allow for a powerful stroke. The blade is sheathed in fiberglass and a hard epoxy tip is added to ward off pesky logs and rocks. And our very own fox-head palm grip, indexed shaft and thin blade are all designed to remove stress from your hands and joints.

Specifications:
Length: 50", 54", 56"(Custom lengths available upon request)
Average Weight: 17oz.
Blade Dimensions: 7 1/2" x 20"
Blade Thickness: 3/16” – ¼”
Shaft Style: Bent Shaft: 14 Degree Bend
Grip Style: one-sided fox-head grip
Grip Width: 3 1/2”
Wood Type: Western Red and White Cedar
Laminated blade
5-piece laminated shaft
Extra 1/4" epoxy blade tip
Blade is sheathed in 8oz. Fiberglass
Entire paddle is coated in epoxy
Three coats marine grade polyurethane to entire paddle
'Sanborn Canoe Co.' is branded onto one face of blade