Photo Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kayak and Canoe
Loading, launching, rescue, cold water, portage.
Canoe strokes
Kayak and Canoe
The handful of strokes that keep a canoe going straight, turn it, and move it sideways to a dock or away from a rock.
Capsize and cold water
Kayak and Canoe
What cold water does to you, and how you get back in the boat.
Lifejackets and boat kit
Kayak and Canoe
The PFD you actually wear, how it should fit, and the kit the law asks for in a canoe or kayak.
Loading a canoe
Kayak and Canoe
Where the weight goes, how to tie it in, and how to get off the beach without swamping.
Paddling a kayak
Kayak and Canoe
The strokes, the brace and the rescues that let you take a kayak along the shore and get back in when it goes over.
Portaging and lining
Kayak and Canoe
Getting the boat past what you cannot paddle: carrying it, or walking it through on ropes.