The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 144
perpendicularly in thewater. The paddlecan be managed bet-ter by sitting high,but there is moredanger of upsetting.In racing, the seat isgenerally placed near-ly on a level with thedeck. In-order tobe prepared for anupset, the canoeistshould practice fall-ing out and gettinginto his place againfrom… … Sailing Canoe. CANOEING 136 CANOEING The rigging is as simple as possible,and so arranged that the canoeistneed not leave his seat to work it.There is usually a rudder, managedwith foot steering gear when thecanoeist sits or lies in the bottom, asformerly in England ; but in thiscountry usually by…
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