- You are not competing against your partner. It’s a canoe! You’re both succeeding or neither of you are. Find out how to succeed together.
- You can paddle harder if you want, and you will probably want to. But that won’t help. In fact it will hinder progress. Paddle better not harder.
- Physical power is one of the least important traits of a canoe paddler. Especially of the stern paddler. Balance is better.
- If you’re in the stern, don’t set the pace. It won’t work. Learn the pace. Adjust what you’re doing. Wait and watch.
- Don’t do the same thing, do the thing that complements. Not unison. Or equal. You’re not the same people. Tandem.
- The canoe has different roles. They’re not symmetrical. Take one. Engine, rudder. Switch if you want.
- Work out the paddling and then stop thinking about it. Don’t get mired in the process. You’re in a canoe! There’s probably an amazing experience right outside the canoe.
And if you end up in the water, crawl back in and laugh about it! Great post! Thanks for sharing.
Love it Ian!