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# Master Canoeist

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Objective: - Demonstrate the Knowledge & skill in handling canoes, repairing them, skill in organizing canoe camps.
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1. Pass or have passed the Canoeist Badge
2. Demonstrate paddling technique in moving water, including ferry glides facing up and down stream, and some other special strokes, such as sweep, sculling and J stroke.
3. Have a general knowledge of canoeing waterways, and a general understanding of right of way, grading of difficulty, and sources of information. 
4. Know what equipment is needed for a canoe- camping expedition and how to stow them. Take a party in a canoe camping expedition of 20 -30 KM on inland waterways, with two nights camping.


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