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Lakewater Poling (3) |
Movingwater Poling (4) |
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Prerequisites |
Basic Solo Paddler (Level 2) |
Lakewater
Poling (3) Solo Movingwater Paddler (4) or equivalent |
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Theory |
Poling history Types of canoes & poles Advantages
of poling |
Clothing & footwear Equipment displacement Safety & hazards associated with moving water & wilderness situations. Leadership responsibility Flotation |
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Skills |
Balance
with & without a pole Walk backwards with pole Standing jump forward Leaning pole balance |
Reading moving water with an emphasis on hydraulics Tracking Lining Wading |
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Strokes |
Kayak Stroke - standing & sitting Hand-over Hand-over switch Draw Pry (bow, mid, & Stern) Windmill Quick Jab Push stroke (side & back) Snubbing (bow & stern) |
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to be practised in back eddies &
differentials, both upstream & downstream Surfacing poling (*not upstream) Hand over stroke Windmill stroke Hand over switch Quick Jab Draw Snubbing |
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Manoeuvres |
Forward & backward sweep turns Surface drag turns Draw turns Push turns Stern pry turns (45o) Bow pry turns (45o, 90o, 180o) Straight course (pole or drag) |
Downstream Bow pry turns (cross over, modified) Drag down to stop Eddy turns (enter & exit) Ferries
(forward & back) Right & left turns Drag turns Draw turns Push turns Stern pry turns Holding Upstream Shift (left & right) Poling a minimum of 100 meters in gr.2 water (standing) Forward
ferry Holding Right
& left turns |