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286,385 Views • Feb 7, 2016 • Click to toggle off description
Francis Boyes of Smoothwater Outfitters (smoothwater.com/) in Temagami, Ontario, offers his top tips to become a skilled soloist. Discover which paddle you should use, how best to position yourself in the boat and to how to perform the C-stoke in this video.Discover more great skills and techniques, as well as expert gear reviews, at Canoeroots magazine (www.rapidmedia.com/canoeroots/categories/skills.ht….
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While this position is ok for short paddles around a small lake, the trade off is comfort, more work tracking the canoe in a straight line, and perhaps water in the boat if any waves occur. I paddled hundreds of kms solo, on rivers and lakes in a 17 prospector canoe, facing the bow, loaded with multi day trips worth of gear, and can control the canoe perfectly well.
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Short, sweet and to the point. Thank you!
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Thank you. Great, short but well described explanations.
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Excellent explanation!
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Thanks, great explanation!
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Very enjoyable tips, a thumbs up from me.
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Excellente démonstration merci beaucoup
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The C stroke is a great stroke. I would not say it should end in a pry, that probably has to do with the large bow out of the water. The basic principle is that if you paddle on one side of the canoe, the boat will curve away from that side. If you paddles in a curve under the boat, in the opposite direction then the boat goes straight. Equal and opposite direction. The paddle through the stroke is offseting every unwanted movement of the canoe. The smoother the stroke, the more elegant and efficient it is. But depending on the conditions it may need tweaks like pries or draws mixed in. One should always look for the least intrusive correction.
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Great video. Thanks
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thanks for the tips
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good stuff, thanks!
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That’s the best simple instructions I’ve seen. Thanks great job.🇨🇦👍
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I've had luck weighing down the front of my boat (to prevent it from sticking up and becoming a sail) and simply paddling as i normally would from the back seat. This worked well for me on a relatively small canoe with a keel, I'm curious to try it on a larger, bulkier, keel-less one i have now.
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Thanks for posting myself I prefer pack canoe with kayak paddle
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Nice!
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Thank you. How about a demonstration in windy conditions?
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Hi
Thanks for the great video! Im a bit new to canoeing and last time I took a canoe out solo just as you did, I paddled out onto a lake and I had a lot of trouble getting back because of wind that kept pushing me away.. I was in some heavy bush next to an island where I was camped, and I struggled against the wind for quite some time, but each time I got my canoe pointed in the right direction and slight angle caught the wind and turned my canoe.. Eventually I had to jump out into some shallow water and trak my canoe back to where I was camped but I wonder if there are some techniques or precautions I could have taken to better my situation.. Originally I paddled my canoe loaded with gear and my friend and had no trouble with wind, but the empty canoe acted like a sail..
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That style of paddling is fun, but can be a problem in wind. The front is well out of the water and depending on wind direction can prove uncontrollable. In big open water, where a lot of accidents occur, it is important to think like a sailor. Balance with the wind. this can require some unorthodox positions in the boat, to get it to weathervane to your advantage.
If a person is tempted to move back to get a piece of the seat, the bow will rise even further out of the water, and the immersed sections of the boat will start to behave like a log in a rolling contest, then if the wind comes to the party you may find yourself swimming in the water.
Not that these are bad techniques, but one has to experiment with them in safe, warm conditions, and poke around to discover what they do well, and what they do not.
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The numb legs when kneeling is not a reduction in blood flow, but a pinching of the nerves.
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@JimBairdAdventurer
5 years ago
My hat’s off to anyone who feels comfortable paddling like this all day.
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