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Contents 1 Essentials for on the river 2 River Features 3 Paddle Strokes 4 Playboater Moves

Essentials for on the river

• Terminology
• Hand Signals
• Safety and Rescue

River Features

• Eddys
• Drops
• Rapids
• Stoppers (aka Hydraulics and Holes)
• Water falls
• Waves
• Weirs (aka low-head dams)
• Whirlpools

Paddle Strokes

• Bow rudder
• Braces
• Draw strokes
• Stern rudder
• Sweep stroke
• Rolls (self-righting techniques)

Playboater Moves

• Aerial manoeuvres
• Blunts
• Bow/Stern Stall
• Cartwheels
• Double Pump
• Loop
• Pop-Out