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Boy Scout Troop 33 Jaffrey NH - The Monadnock Troop
The Monadnock Troop
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Troop 33's canoe program teaches how to rescue yourselves if you flip over. One way to empty out a swamped canoe is to pass it over the gunwales of another canoe. Then you and your buddy climb back in. Or else you could bring your swamped canoe back to shore and empty it out on the beach. The guy on the left is trying a stunt called gunwale jumping, where he makes the canoe go forward by pushing up and down on the back of the canoe while standing on the gunwales. Only an experienced paddler should try this one.
If you want to try this, you better know what your'e doing...