Unlike some, less than responsible manufacturers, Voyageur has spared no personal expense to ensure that all its products, from the first day of production, are Y2K compliant.

There is another problem that some may confuse with the Y2K problem, and it is that of the H2O problem (sometimes called the HOH problem).

If you were to try and paddle across your favourite northern Canadian lake during the first hour of the year 2000, you might notice a difference. You will likely find that the forward momentum imparted by a given thrust of the paddle is somewhat less than you experienced while touring last summer.

This is NOT a Y2K defect of the canoe, but rather a result of the substantial increase in viscosity of the water resulting from the reduced temperatures in January. As with your automobile, if you let it warm up a bit, things will go much smoother.

For those living in a more southerly climate, there is a related problem with EtOH. EtOH is generally produced by the fermentation of grains, and causes some problems similar to the HOH problem outlined above.

Apparently much EtOH will be consumed during the evening prior to Y2K, and some may find that if they go canoeing at the stroke of midnight, the canoe may seem less stable than they might be used to.

We assure you that the canoe has not suffered a Y2K problem, and that as your liver metabolizes the EtOH, you will find the canoe as stable as ever, (although severe discomfort may be experienced between your ears).
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