TEXT AND PHOTOS BY GARY AND JOANIE MCGUFFIN
The C Stroke
Straight Talk for Soloists on Getting up to Speed
The C stroke is a good start-up stroke for soloists to get a canoe moving for- ward in a straight line. It’s so-named because it’s a combination stoke in which a bow draw, forward stroke and J stroke come together so the path the paddle travels resembles the letter C.
The bow draw and J stroke portions
of the stroke keep the canoe from veering to the offside in response to the turning force of the forward stroke. Even after the canoe is mov- ing forward the C stroke can be useful when you want to forcefully turn the canoe in an onside direction.
— Tis article was adapted from Gary and Joanie McGuffin’s Paddle Your Own Canoe.
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Make a feathered recovery as you wind up your torso for another stroke. You may follow up with another C stroke, a J stroke or a forward stroke, depending on what will best hold you on your line.
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At the end of this forward stroke, turn your control thumb forward to complete the lower hook of the C. This is really the J pry of the J stroke. Roll your wrists forward and use the gunwale or your shaft hand as a fulcrum while you apply outward force to the powerface.
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