# Path of the Paddle: Doubles Basic

Director, writer, editor, Bill Mason; canoeists, Paul Mason, Bill Mason

Demonstrates basic paddling strokes and the use of these strokes in various combinations to direct the canoe at will. Shows stream and lake paddling, including appropriate techniques for paddling in rapids and waves. Stresses the importance of teamwork, and discusses the choice of a canoe

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1977
- By: Mason, Bill, National Film Board of Canada
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/pathofthepaddledoublesbasic)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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