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Record 1 2010-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
  • Paddle Sports
  • Tourism Publicity
DEF

A seat in the stern; it is narrower than the bow seat.

CONT

When paddling solo, the most dangerous place to be sitting, in a non-loaded canoe, is on the stern seat ... if the bow paddler should get out first, the stern paddler is left sitting in the canoe at a point where it is only 45 cm wide instead of almost 3 feet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
  • Sports de pagaie
  • Stimulation du tourisme

Spanish

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