Troop 70 Canoeing Guide

Troop 70 is excited to be on the water several times this year. This will culminate in a fantastic, memorable trip to Swamp Base in 2021. For us to have the maximum, safe fun at Swamp Base we will need to do our best to Be Prepared.

Two things we will need to work on are our canoeing skills and our water safety. Several of these skills are part of our Trail to First Class program as well.

All these skills are important for anyone considering a trip to Northern Tier in Ely, Minnesota.

Swimming

We will be holding our swimming and water safety at least two times over the next 10 months, like we always do. It is always good to be prepared for this. If this is your first time taking the Scouts BSA swim test, we recommend that you read this first.

Water Rescue

For First Class 6e, and Second Class 5bc we need to be able to understand water rescues.

Boat Basics

We all need to know the basics of the boats that we will be using, and for our TFC scouts, it is also part of First Class 6bcd. Please watch the next two videos about boat and paddle parts.

Canoeing Basics

Next we need to know what to do with the canoe and paddle. These videos are longer, but are worth watching. They compress years of canoeing experience into watchable videos.

Paddle TV has put together a series of videos about canoeing, which are short, but informative. It starts with Choosing a Canoe and goes through How to Deal with a Flipped Canoe.

There are many other canoeing videos on YouTube. Search them out and enjoy.