How to rescue and right an upturned canoe.

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How to rescue and right an upturned canoe.

As we had a quiet day on the canal, we were grateful for David Forrest, who is a qualified Canoe Instructor showing us  how to right an upturned canoe.  These photos show him rescuing, collecting and righting one of our Canadian Canoes.

 

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