Video Table Of Contents

Solo Freestyle Canoeing Video

Table Of Contents

CHAPTER 1:

Introduction – 00:00:00 to 00:01.48

  1. Loon Works Presents: Sue Plankis
  2. Solo FreeStyle Canoeing: Charlie Wilson
  3. Tom MacKenzie: Welcome to the Loonworks…
  4. Paddling Around: whole cast

Steve Tunnicliffe:  00:01.48 to 00:06:57

  1. Parts of the paddle and Control Thumb
  2. Parts of the boat
  3. PFD
  4. Winds, Waves, Temperature, Hypothermia
  5. Lifting, Carrying boat
  6. Getting in the boat

 

CHAPTER 2: 

Braces and Palm Roll

Steve Tunnicliffe: 00:00.00 to 00:04:12

  1. Low Brace
  2. High Brace
  3. Palm Roll: superb description of the palm roll. Shows how Palm Roll makes transition from Low Brace to High Brace effortless.

 

CHAPTER 3:

3.1: Forward Strokes

Mark Molina: 00:00.00 to 00:05:59

  1. Components of a stroke; Catch, Propulsion or Power phase, Recovery
  2. Onside/Offside
  3. Torso Rotation
  4. Heeling
  5. Pitch
  6. Sweep
  7. Reverse Sweep
  8. Cross Sweep
  9. Cross Reverse Sweep

 3.2: Forward Strokes

Sue Plankis: 00:05:59 to 00:10:42

  1. Draw
  2. Push Away
  3. Cross Draw
  4. Cross Push Away
  5. Sculling Pry
  6. Sculling Draw

3.3: Forward Strokes

Charlie Wilson: 00:21:50 to 00:27.21

  1. Forward
  2. Cross Forward
  3. Inside Circle: Not a stroke. A means to show you have mastered the Forward Stroke.
  4. Forward C
  5. Turning C

 

CHAPTER 4:

4.1: Forward Maneuvers

Becky Molina: 00:00:00 to 00:03:53

  1. Three parts to All Maneuvers (any quadrant)
    1. Initiation: begins movement of canoe in desired direction
    2. Placement: Static Blade Position around which the boat spins
    3. Conclusion
  2. Christie
  3. Cross Christie

4.2: Forward Maneuvers

Dan Earle: 00:03.54 to 00:09:13

  1. Axle
  2. Post
  3. Cross Axle
  4. Cross Post

4.3: Forward Maneuvers

Becky Molina: 00:09:14 to 00:12:03

  1. Wedge
  2. Cross Wedge

4.4: Forward Maneuvers

Mary Lou Green: 00:12:04 to 00:20:04

  1. Sideslips/Stationary or Static Draw: boat goes in direction of leading edge of paddle.
  2. Cross Sideslip or Cross Static Draw: boat goes in direction of leading edge of paddle.
  3. Static Pry: boat goes in direction of leading edge of paddle.
  4. Cross Static Pry: boat goes in direction of leading edge of paddle.

 

CHAPTER 5:

5.1: Reverse Strokes

Charlie Wilson: 00:00:00 to 00:01:53

  1. Back Stroke
  2. Far Back
  3. Compound Far Back

5.2: Reverse Maneuvers

Steve Tunnicliffe: 00:01:54 to 00:06:22

  1. Reverse Christie
  2. Reverse Cross Christie

5.3: Reverse Maneuvers

Sue Plankis: 00:06:23 to 00:12:27

  1. Reverse Axle
  2. Reverse Post
  3. Cross Reverse Axle
  4. Cross Reverse Post

5.4: Reverse Maneuvers

Mark Molina: 00:12:28 to 00:16:38

  1. Reverse Wedge
  2. Cross Reverse Wedge

5.5: Reverse Sideslips

Tom MacKenzie: 00:16:39 to 00:20:00

  1. Reverse Sideslip
  2. Reverse Static Prying Sideslip
  3. Cross Reverse Sideslip
  4. Cross Reverse Static Prying Sideslip

 

CHAPTER 6:

Linkages

Putting a couple of maneuvers together: 00:00:00 to 00:11:11

  1. Becky Molina
  2. Dan Earle
  3. Mary Lou Greene
  4. Mark Molina
  5. Sue Plankis: Canadian Style
  6. Steve Tunnicliffe
  7. Charlie Wilson

 

CHAPTER 7:

Credits – start 00:00:00 to 00:1:43

Executive Producer – Tom MacKenzie

Producer – Jim Mandle

Instructors:

  • Becky Contois Molina
  • Dan Earle
  • Mary Lou Greene
  • Mark Molina
  • Sue Plankis
  • Steve Tunnicliffe
  • Charlie Wilson

 

Canoes:

  • Bell Canoes
  • The Loon Works

 

Special Thanks to:

  • Sue Hutchins
  • Karen MacKenzie
  • Ben Plankis
  • Steven Rapucci
  • Carol Tunnicliffe
  • Lake Parsippany (NJ) Association

 

Directed, Photographed, and Edited by Georgia Staffaroni and Bob Findlay

 

Originally produced in 1994

 

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