Canoeing

1. Earn the Swimming I award.
2. Paddle for a distance of 50 metres; turn right and left, always maintaining the oars on the same side of the canoe.
3. Enter and exit a canoe from a dock and from shore without getting wet or getting water in the canoe.
4. Know what the prow and stern of the canoe are and learn to maintain stability in a canoe that is being shaken by the water.
5. Know how to prepare for canoeing.
   1. Know how to dress appropriately.
   2. Know what precautions to take in different climate circumstances.

Leaders' Note

Your Adventurers must complete the Swimming I award before starting the Canoeing award.

The Adventurer must be accompanied by a canoeing instructor at all times. The instructor should be experienced in canoeing. Adventurers must wear a life jacket during demonstration and practice in the water.

Advent Source Product Code: 004565