List of Illustrations 



PLATE PACING PA(;B 



IX. I. THE CORRECT POSITION FOR POLING A LIGHT CANOE 



UP THE RAPIDS I42 



2. I SHOULD HAVE PULLED THE STERN TOWARDS THE 



RIGHT AND GOT IT CLEAR OF THE RETURN CURRENT I42 



3. FIFTY FEET FROM THE CAMERA. POLE IS PULLED 



TOWARDS THE STERN TO TURN BOW MORE TO LEFT I42 



4. BE SURE YOUR CANOE IS HEADED FAIRLY UPSTREAM, SO 



THE CURRENT WILL NOT SWING IT I42 



X. I. ACTION VERY STRENUOUS: NOTE BENDING POLE — 

 OPERATOR IS PULLING STERN TOWARDS POLE AND 

 PUSHING AHEAD AT SAME TIME I50 



2. STILL PUSHING AHEAD I5O 



3. SHOOTING THE RAPIDS: POLE IS DRAGGED ALONG THE 



BOTTOM TO REDUCE HEADWAY AND TO ACT AS 

 RUDDER 150 



4. A HAND-OVER-HAND " RUN " OR " CLIMB " ON THE 



POLE 150 



XI. I. NOTE POLE WITH HOLLOW STEEL SPIKE, AND PADDLE 



IRONED FOR ROCKY STREAMS I56 



2. A GOOD TYPE OF KELLICK OR ANCHOR, AND RIGGING 



FOR SWIFT WATER 1 56 



3. POSITION OF HANDS ON CENTRE THWART, PREPARATORY 



TO " ROLLING " CANOE UP ON TO SHOULDERS I56 



4. PROPER POSITION WHEN CARRYING — THE CENTRE 



THWART ACROSS BACK OF NECK 1 56 



XII. I. CATCHING A WAVE AS IT BEGINS TO FLATTEN OUT 



AFTER BREAKING I 68 



2. SHOOTS YOU SMOOTHLY ON THE SAND 168 



3. AT THIS POINT CANOE IS GOING AT SAME SPEED AS TOP 



OF WAVE — FULLY TWENTY MILES AN HOUR 1 68 



4. KNEEL FORWARD OF THE CENTRE THWART AND 



PADDLE TOWARDS THE SHORE 168 



XIII. I. HANDLING A CANOE IN SURF IS A MATTER OF TIMING 

 WAVES. HERE CANOE WAS SHOVED INTO THE 

 BREAKING WAVE TOO SOON I7O 



2. JUMPING IN JUST AFTER WAVE HAS BROKEN I70 



3. THE CORRECT PLACE FOR TOWING RING IS AS NEAR 



LINE AS POSSIBLE I7O 



4. WHEN CANOE IS NOT EQUIPPED WliH TOWING RING, 



RIG A BRIDLE A3 SHOWN I70 



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