Some Basic Information´s about the canoeing technique:
- If you are with tow or more people in a canoe you always paddle in displaced sides.
- The one in the back controls the direction. The one in the front provides.
Basic paddle strokes: Basic stroke forward:
The paddle should parallel or nearly so the centre or keel line of the canoe, with the paddle blade entering the water at roughly a right angle to the direction of travel.
“J” Stroke:
The J stroke helps the paddler in the back to keep the canoe going straight. The J stroke begins with the standard forward stroke. At the end of the forward stroke, twist the paddle with the grip (top) hand so that the thumb of the grip hand is pointing downward.
The power face of the paddle is the one pulled against the water in the forward stroke. In the J stroke, at the end of the forward stroke, the power face is turned outward, away from the canoe.
Appropriately, the path of the paddle describes a “J.”
Stern and Bow Sweep: