With a little help I think a canoe would be just as stable as a kayak. I recently purchased a 13' Wasatch canoe and stability was foremost on my mind as I have never been in a canoe before so I chose to modify mine to make it as stable as I know it can be by adding coolers as outriggers which now serve double duty. They can hold food / drinks / personal items or use them to hold my catch and or bait.