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Is there a different technique for getting into an eddy when paddling a creek boat?
George, email
It’s true. Anytime I haven’t been in a creek boat for a while after being in my playboat, the world takes a little getting used to. Which isn’t so fun when you need to turn it up right off the bat to avoid all the gnar gnar. My advice, while not technical, is to always charge and commit to your eddies. Chances are the boat’s edges are what you’re missing on your creek boat. For fur- ther advice here’s Canadian paddling legend Billy Harris: “You will need to combine your bow draw with
a C-stroke. Be sure that the boat is on edge when you switch to the C- or forward stroke. You may want to dust off the good old Duffek. All the new strokes you see in various videos are fine for playboats and some say the Duffek is obsolete, but that’s absolute crap! If you are in a displace- ment hull boat that carries speed, bust out the Duffek to tighten up your turns, despite what the video pimps are trying to sell you.”
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