Introduction -- Chapter One Gearing Up: The Basics -- Gearing Up -- First Canoe -- Will it Sink? -- The Paddle -- Life Jacked (PFD) -- Purchasing Gear -- Two Paths -- The Tightwad -- The Champion of Craftsmanship -- To the Water's Edge -- Standard Carry -- Portage Carry -- Tying the Boat Down -- Stretching -- Getting Started: Checklist -- Loading and Unloading Alone -- Roof Racks -- Chapter Two At the Water's Edge -- The Importance of Rotation -- Into the Water -- Which End is Forward -- Getting In -- Sitting or Kneeling -- Play on the Water -- Finding Your Balance Point -- Stability Games -- When You Go in the Drink -- Re-Entering a Swamped Canoe -- Re-Entering an Upright Canoe -- Safety in Numbers -- Empyting a Canoe in Deep Water -- Emptying a Canoe in Shallow Water -- Chapter Three Basic Tandem Strokes -- Holding the Paddle -- Grip and Shaft Hands -- Indicator Thumb -- The Power Face -- Sweep Strokes -- The Bow Paddler is in Charge -- Bow Sweeps -- Tandem Sweeps -- Stern Sweeps -- Feathering -- Draw STrokes -- Pull Through the Turn -- Bow Draw -- Pushing Down at the Forward Stroke "Catch" -- Stern Draw -- The Pushaway -- Forward Stroke -- Feeling the Moment of Catch -- Back Stroke -- Correction Strokes -- The Pry -- Combining Strokes -- The J Stroke -- Pry or J Stroke? -- Chapter Four Solo and Cross Bow Strokes -- Onto the Water -- Solo Sweeps -- Forward Sweep -- Reverse Sweep -- Solo Draws -- Standard Draw -- Bow Draw -- Stern Draw -- Hanging Draw, or Duffek -- Solo Correction Strokes -- Stern Pry -- J Stroke -- For the Bow and Solo Paddler Only -- Cross Bow Strokes -- Cross Bow Sweep -- Troubleshooting the Cross Bow Sweep -- Troubleshooting the Cross Forward Stroke -- Cross Bow Draw -- Cross Forward Stroke -- Honing Your Skill -- Landing Drills -- Shoreline Skimming -- Obstacle Courses -- Chapter Five Camping by Canoe -- What to Bring -- Food -- Cooking Gear -- Toilet Gear -- Shelter -- Clothing -- Safety Gear -- Clothing Checklist -- Rope -- The Canoe -- Paddles -- Packing and Loading -- Packs -- Lashing in the Gear -- Out on the Water -- Open-Water Crossings -- Open-Water Rescues -- Wind and Waves -- Beaufort Scale of Wind Speed -- Making a Lakeshore Camp -- Securing the Boats -- Securing Your Food -- Camp Toilets -- The Singular Art of Portaging -- Chapter Six Adventures on Moving Water -- Water Weight -- Rules of Moving Water -- Respect the River's Power -- Stay in the Center of the Current -- Look Where You Want to Go -- Beware of Shadows -- Aim for the Inside of the Bend -- Rules of Moving Water Simplified -- Move Faster than the Current -- Recognizing Eddies -- Setting Up a Shuttle -- A Typical Shuttle -- Gear for Moving Water -- Boats and Paddles -- Expect Shuttle Delays ... and Plan for them -- Flotation for Your Canoe -- End Lines -- Killing Time Productively -- Throw Rope -- Securing Floatation for Your Canoe -- Shell Clothing -- Food and Water -- First Aid Kit -- Other Gear -- Self-Rescue Basics -- Rules of Self-Rescue -- Lean Toward Obstructions -- Chapter Seven White Water! -- The Helmet Issue -- Basic Gear for White Water -- The Canoe -- Time to Specialize? -- Preparing for White Water -- First Whitewater Trip: Short and Sweet -- Essential Whitewater Gear -- The Basics of Whitewater Features -- Eddies -- Going Solo -- Waves -- Carving Eddies -- Breaking Waves and Stoppers -- Rocks -- Holes -- Rescue Practice -- Hydraulics -- Rigging for a Flip -- Basic Whitewater Maneuvers -- Eddy Turns -- Peel Outs -- The Ferry -- Ferrying Essentials -- Chapter Eight White Water Refined -- Braces -- The Low Brace -- The High Brace -- Refining Ferries -- Tandem Ferry -- Ultimate Brace: The Open Canoe Roll -- Solo Ferry -- The Back Ferry -- Tandem Back Ferry -- Solo Back Ferry -- Surfing -- A Note on Equipment -- Wave Surfing -- Picking a Surfing Wave -- Tandem Surfing -- Troubleshooting the Tandem Surf -- Solo Surfing -- Chapter Nine Whitewater Features and Safety -- Wide Field of Vision -- The International Scale of River Difficulty -- Safety Skills and Practices -- Minimum Number in a Group -- Read Rapids from the Bottom -- Before Running a Rapid -- Lead and Sweep Positions -- Universal River Signals -- River Signals -- Scouting Rapids -- Eddy Hopping -- Rescues -- Self-Rescue -- The Rope Rescue Checklist -- Towed Rescue -- Rope Rescue -- Assessing River Hazards -- Waves and Currents -- Rocks -- Undercut Rocks -- Strainers -- Stoppers, Holes, and Hydraulics.
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