Rod and gun . ring canvas flit around and acrossthe sparkling watersand all in all a goodregatta makes avery pretty the paddling rac-es it is peculiar tonote the many dif-ferent strokes. Theaver age Canuckswings his paddlewith the easy graceof the native. Thelong, sweepingstroke and light-ning return ore de-lightfully typic;iand for general pu:poses is away aheadof the shortjerky strokesometimes the In-dians still stick tothis abreviated ac-tion and if followedby a very sharp re-turn it is effectivein running oversmall courses. -A sailing canoeif properly riggedout is a v
Rod and gun . ring canvas flit around and acrossthe sparkling watersand all in all a goodregatta makes avery pretty the paddling rac-es it is peculiar tonote the many dif-ferent strokes. Theaver age Canuckswings his paddlewith the easy graceof the native. Thelong, sweepingstroke and light-ning return ore de-lightfully typic;iand for general pu:poses is away aheadof the shortjerky strokesometimes the In-dians still stick tothis abreviated ac-tion and if followedby a very sharp re-turn it is effectivein running oversmall courses. -A sailing canoeif properly riggedout is a very desirable article and reallycanoe sailing is almost an art. Goodpie boards though not a necessity are agr^at aJvantage and a three inch woodenkeel will help matters a great feet is a splendid length. Giveyour craft lots of beam and build herdeep. It is a matter of taste whetheryou close up your boat Rob Roy not but if you cover it in you lose alot of space and for general purposes. JUST SWINGING ROUND. good long decks are all that is all things dont try to make yourboat carry too much sail. Skilfullyhandled a smaJl sheet will do won-ders and if you strike a heavy wind youmust have your sail thoroughly undervour control or a swim may be theresult. Have everything running smoothly andthe reefing cordage always in sail withoui a paddle or so in theboat for if the wind should die downvoure up against it and a rudder orthwart is a poor thing to make the shorewith. For cruising youwant a good lengthserviceable canoebuilt as light as iswise to stand thebumps and scratcheswhich it is the lot ofcruising canoes toput up with. Aneighteen foot boatis here away aheadof the smaller craftsand is the one usuallyused. Two men can make much bet-ter time in a largercanoe. In long tripsthe backing andbalancing of thecanoe is an art andno matter how lightthe boat, it soon at-tains double itsweight, or seemsto. I have seen somemen who could
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