J-stroke

(jā′strōk′)

A basic paddling stroke made typically from the stern of a canoe in which the paddle is drawn back and the blade is then turned outward at the end of the stroke in order to prevent the bow from veering off course.

[From the shape of the letter J traced by the stroke when made on the port side .]

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One of those is called the J-stroke. You pull the oar through the water as if you were writing the letter "J."

The castaways!

A few weeks later, a Maine friend taught me the J-stroke, the maneuver that allows you to control the canoe from one side.

Canoeing life's river

After five days, I could climb to the top of the climbing wall, control the ropes at the bottom, perform a proper J-stroke, do a wet exit from a kayak without getting caught in the spray skirt and I could name every one of the 15 other kids my age at the camp, the legacy of a thousand name games our counsellors put us through.

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Time should be set aside for instruction, not simply playing, but learning to do better -- for example, perfecting the j-stroke rolling a kayak, swinging a bat, or identifying pines, hemlocks, and poison ivy.

Camp Teaches Life Lessons

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