Canoeing Test Review

2009-2010

To straighten the canoe when the sternman is paddling alone.

J Stroke

The bowman turns the canoe by placing the paddle in the water @ a

45 angle diagonally forward.

Bow Rudder

To move the canoe forward.

Bow water stroke

To move the canoe sideways towards your paddling side.

Draw

The sternman turns the canoe by placing the paddle @ a 45 angle diagonally backwards.

Stern Rudder

To spin or turn the canoe towards your paddling side.

Reverse Sweep

To move the canoe sideways away from your paddling side.

Push away

To move the canoe backwards

Backwater

To spin or turn your canoe away from your paddling side.

Forward sweep

When boarding a canoe alongside a dock, the first

person to enter is the…

Sternman

To maintain stability while entering or moving in the canoe

you should walk along the _____ and keep your weight on your hands as you place them

on the _______.

Keel, Gunwhales

When referring to the left side of the canoe facing the bow, the

nautical term is…

Port

When referring to the right side of the canoe facing the bow, the

nautical term is…

Starboard

This combination of strokes is used to move the canoe

sideways when paddling on opposite sides…

Push away & Draw

To spin the canoe, when the bowman does a forward sweep,

the sternman does a…

Reverse Sweep

The sternman does a forward sweep by placing the paddle…

Towards the tip of the canoe & moves it in a semi-circle to their

hip.

Law requires that there must be one lifesaving device on board

the craft for…

Each person on board

PFD stands for…

Personal Floatation Device

You and your partner fall out of the canoe. The canoe swamps.

You should…

Re-enter the swamped canoe and paddle it to shore.

If your canoe capsizes in moving water, stay on the ________side

so you don’t get trapped between the canoe and an

upcoming object

Upstream

Who approves PFD’s?

US Coast Guard

These are “drowning machines”. Water goes over the top &

creates a back current that can trap & hold a person, boat, or

any floating object…

Lowhead Dams

These are objects that allow the water to pass through, but pin

the boat and boater. Brush, fallen trees, & bridge pilings are

examples…

Strainers

This indicates the safest route through fast water…

Downstream V

This can occur when the air or water temperature is less than

70 degrees…

Hypothermia

When changing positions in the canoe who moves first…

Bowman