Getting Into and Out Of Your Canoe.

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Getting Into and (Out Of ) Your Canoe.

• By Nick Guyer
• FYP Skills presentation

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Getting in the Canoe

• When getting in put your foot down right next to
  the keel, and follow this by putting your other
  foot down right beside it.

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Staying Centered

• First, you want to stay centered when trying to
  get into your canoe.
  
• By keeping your weight as close to the center
  line of the canoe as possible.

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Keeping Your Weight Low

• Then lower your butt into the canoe in order to
  better your balance. Standing up will cause even
  the biggest boats to become squirrelly and
  unstable.
• Also try and grab each of the gunwales on either
  side of the canoe. This will force and to stay
  low and will help to steady the canoe.
  

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Keeping your feet centered while exiting your
canoe.

• When getting out of a canoe keep your trailing
  foot centered, until your other foot is planted
  securely on the beach.

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Stay low and centered when exiting the canoe.

• When you are exiting the canoe make sure you keep
  your belly button over the centerline of the
  canoe, so it will not tip over.
  
• Make sure you keep a low center of Gravity when
  exiting the canoe.

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Miscellaneous

• It is especially important to stay low in pack
  canoes and other light, lean crafts. Larger boats
  are more forgiving. In some larger crafts you can
  even stand up and pace back and forth. But not
  too many canoes are this stable! Big boat or
  small, you can't go wrong if you stay centered.
  Better safe than sorry.

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What can happen if you dont follow the
instructions on how to get in and out of your
canoe.
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Bibliography

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• Blagojevich, Rod R. Home Page. 4 June 2003.
  Illonois Dept. of Natural Resources. 3 Dec.
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• Our boats compared. 1 Jan. 2002. Vermont Dept. 3
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• Iron Bound. 1 Jan. 1999. Nova Scotia. 3 Dec.
  2003.
  
• Nelson, Tamia. In the Balance. 1 Jan. 2001.
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