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DOWNSTREAM FERRYING [1 record]

Record 1 1978-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
CONT

In a downstream ferry glide, the canoeists backpaddle strongly and point the canoe at a small angle to the current, with its stern in the direction towards which the craft should move.

OBS

ferry gliding: [moving] the canoe across the current to the opposite side without letting it make much headway downstream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
CONT

(...) pour le bac arrière, on aura le dos contre le courant.

OBS

faire un bac: traverser une rivière en se servant du courant, mais en se laissant dériver le moins possible.

Spanish

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