Canoe Safety

[Jazz4jesus]

So anyone know some important Canoe Safety?

[Sojourner]

don't rock the boat

watch out for rocks and tree limbs

[Cow of Shame]

And here I came in here for important canoe safety announcements!

ARGH!

[Jazz4jesus]

wait a few minutes Cow

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

[url="http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/camp/canoesafety.htm"]Canoe Safety[/url]

[Jazz4jesus]

well reason im asking is cause im being asked to be a lifeguard for something and though i am trained as a lifeguard they want me to do Canoeing. I know Lifeguarding skills if i have to jump in (Pray to God i dont have to) and i know how to paddle by myself and to flip over a canoe myself. but is there anything i need to keep in mind. oh yea i know the rules of thunder and lightning, ruined many a swim lessons for me.

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

Oars are for paddling, not hitting


Sorry..couldn't resist.

[Jaime]

Never canoe with a bear. They refuse to paddle and they might maul you

[Sojourner]

[quote name='hot stuff' date='Feb 1 2006, 11:51 AM']Never canoe with a bear.  They refuse to paddle and they might maul you
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Plus they move around so much that capsizing is inevitable.

[Didacus]

[quote name='hot stuff' date='Feb 1 2006, 09:51 AM']Never canoe with a bear.  They refuse to paddle and they might maul you
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Quite right.

Beavers on the other hand are excellent canoe-ers with their built-in paddles and affinity for water! just make sure they don't eat a hole in the boat.

Edited February 1, 2006 by Didacus

[Sojourner]

[quote name='Didacus' date='Feb 1 2006, 11:56 AM']Quite right.

Beavers on the other hand are excellent canoe-ers with their built-in paddles and affinity for water!  just make sure they don't eat a hole in the boat.
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I've only ever canoed in metal boats, so I'm assuming that would put a damper on the beaver eating a hole in the boat.

[Jaime]

I find that canoeing with beavers can get tiresome. Their language is pretty vulgar. Its always "Dam this" and "Dam that"!!

[Didacus]

[quote name='hot stuff' date='Feb 1 2006, 10:04 AM']I find that canoeing with beavers can get tiresome.  Their language is pretty vulgar.  Its always "Dam this" and "Dam that"!!
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Might I suggest a skunk then?

[shortnun]

[quote name='Sojourner' date='Feb 1 2006, 10:55 AM']Plus they move around so much that capsizing is inevitable.
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I had to swamp a canoe in really deep water in a life-saving/water safety course once. It was NOT fun.

[Sojourner]

[quote name='shortnun' date='Feb 1 2006, 12:08 PM']I had to swamp a canoe in really deep water in a life-saving/water safety course once. It was NOT fun.
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Capsizing is never fun.

I did it once when I was in college. I was riding in front, and we hit a rock head on [i]hard[/i] and tipped over. I had bruises on my knees for weeks from the impact.

[Jazz4jesus]

swamping is actually fun. If im not in responsibility position i usually have a bucket so i can slowly pull in water till the boat is almost completly submerged then i start paddling with that.

maybe i will do that just for the fun of it. I said i will be out on the lake and maybe that will be a time im all alone

[Old_Joe]

Never try to canoe a cooler. If you do and water splashes inside, don't unplug the drain to let the water out. Believe me it does quite the opposite.

Don't get out downstream of a canoe.

[Jazz4jesus]

[quote name='Old_Joe' date='Feb 1 2006, 12:04 PM']Never try to canoe a cooler.  If you do and water splashes inside, don't unplug the drain to let the water out.  Believe me it does quite the opposite.

Don't get out downstream of a canoe.
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its ok if you did but just out of curiosity, how many beers did you drink?

Edited February 1, 2006 by Jazz4jesus

[Old_Joe]

[quote name='Jazz4jesus' date='Feb 1 2006, 12:06 PM']its ok if you did but just out of curiosity, how many beers did you drink?
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Oh I wasn't drunk or even buzzed. I was clean and sober when I attempted to do this. Besides it was a diocesan canoe trip, I couldn't drink even if I wanted to.

[Iacobus]

[quote name='Jazz4jesus' date='Feb 1 2006, 09:48 AM']well reason im asking is cause im being asked to be a lifeguard for something and though i am trained as a lifeguard they want me to do Canoeing. I know Lifeguarding skills if i have to jump in (Pray to God i dont have to) and i know how to paddle by myself and to flip over a canoe myself. but is there anything i need to keep in mind. oh yea i know the rules of thunder and lightning, ruined many a swim lessons for me.
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Do some waterborne rescuse attempts (entering/leaving canoes in the water and turning them over, it is a two canoe excerise, I don't know the proper name), NEVER bridge a canoe (i.e. have it loaded or be in it when it is partly on land and partly on water), NEVER let the canoe rest in a way that does not have all of the keel or three points of contact (bow, stern, and a side) on the ground. Know how to do a on the water place switch. Draws and ply's are vital, know them like the back of your hand.

[quote name='Mrs. Bro. Adam' date='Feb 1 2006, 09:49 AM']Oars are for paddling, not hitting
Sorry..couldn't resist.
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NOOO!!! There are no oars with canoes!!! You ONLY have paddles.