Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 479
in the two ends of thecanoe, where the craft is only about half as wideas it is amidships. Figure two shows the correcttandem position, the paddlers kneeling againstthe two middle braces, much more of the weightbeing below the gunwales, the spread knees giv-ing a broad base to support the weight in… … FIGURE 2. CORRECT tANDEm POSITION. 872 PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE 873 The heaviest member of a crew usually takesthe stern, or steering, position. When three arepaddling, they use the bow and the two sternbraces, or, turning the canoe stern first, use thethree thwarts nearest amidships. With…
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