Full disclosure: aside from whitewater open boating, I've never paddled a true solo canoe. A built-for-one, single-seat lakewater cruising canoe has simply not been within my reach. Swift's Cruiser 16.8 Solo Canoe Specs Length: 16 ft 8 in Width: 29.5 in Weight: 29 Pounds Material: Carbon Fusion MSRP: $4,595 CAD/$4,195 USD Blame my ingrained frugality on a lifetime of prioritizing freedom over paychecks. I’ve grown accustomed to compromise, a diehard acolyte of the one-canoe-to-do-it-all…