Path of the Paddle: Solo Basic
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3 жыл бұрынThis short film from canoeist Bill Mason illustrates the joy and poetry of paddling solo. All the basic strokes used to control the canoe are rendered with perfect clarity through animated lines.
Directed by Bill Mason - 1977 | 27 min
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@paolo4002 2 жыл бұрын
A legend for sure. New paddlers can learn more in these 28 minutes than 2hrs searching youtube vids. Fantastic!!
@ForestRiver-pw7qy Ай бұрын
💯! I've been in and on the water for 40 years and I felt I gained new understanding and appreciation for the Art of Paddling. Dude was so smooth ❤ and obviously having a blast! Headed down to the Susquehanna from Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, NY tomorrow. CANT. HARDLY. WAIT. Chesapeake or Bust baby!!!
@MJ-qt4dm 4 ай бұрын
Awe Bill...you are sorely missed. It has been over 50 years since you made most of these videos and this is one old codger who still remembers the lessons you taught. Thank you for introducing me to a lifetime of adventures.Mike
@Bobobaggins93747 Жыл бұрын
Bill Mason was a legend in his own right 💕💕 He inspired me as I worked away in my corporate cubicle, dreaming of owning a red canoe and taking it on adventures. Thank you Bill for your knowledge and for sharing your mastery
@jamesvarga312 Жыл бұрын
Wait... That's Bill Mason?
@gregoryhaid853 Жыл бұрын
I have been paddling since the 60's. Never get tried of watching this great Canadian who still inspires the heck outa me. Thank you for posting.
@engroovedsplash 2 жыл бұрын
This sums up everything needed for a novice. Thanks NFB for making this available. 😊
@LakeVermilionDreams Ай бұрын
This video taught me enough to teat my canoe last summer and paddle around a lake. When I got back, a lady whose family does weeks-long trips across Canada's wilderness complimented me and didn't believe I was a newbie! Thanks, Bill Mason!
@dylanleeevins 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely underrated - both film and art.
@ri-jm5tn 11 ай бұрын
Gosh, I haven’t seen this for 50+ years and it’s still as relevant as ever👍
@tumbleweed6658 Жыл бұрын
Never gets old watching Bill Mason work his prospector canoe like a boss. His path of the paddle books made me look like I knew what I was doing on the open water and has kept me safe in high winds. Thank you NFB for sharing these treasures.
@stevebacks9953 2 жыл бұрын
This video taught me all I needed to know 30 years ago. I still love to watch Bill paddle. He was just amazin.
@ForestRiver-pw7qy Ай бұрын
God Bless Canada and God Bless Bill 🇨🇦
@justinsmith623 Жыл бұрын
When I got into paddling, I ran across all of these Bill Mason videos. I went out and tried everything he said and eventually got pretty good at it. I also follow Paul and Becky. Their whole family is a treasure.
@deganmccloskey3230 Жыл бұрын
This taught me how to canoe best instructional videos I’ve found even now and with so much style.
@jackkrag 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for that..love to see a master
@wetcanoedogs 6 ай бұрын
this is another video i would watch before a big canoe trip. reminders on stuff you forgot over a long winter.
@bigfoot9421 Жыл бұрын
I wish I had some poutine while I watched this!
@ianpaul6931 2 жыл бұрын
Best canoe instruction video. Thanks for downloading!
@davidwilkins1888 Жыл бұрын
I love everything about these films.
@bruliet 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this!
@Otisthelesser 3 ай бұрын
This is awesome.
@miloslavsvoboda4602 Жыл бұрын
Kontrazáběr, traverz a pomalé vyhoupání vlny, to je prostě jednoduchý recept na sjetí slušné řeky. Pomalu a v klidu, mazácky.;-)Ch.
@cindysmith778 Жыл бұрын
This was so helpful for this beginner solo paddler.
@nn.roberts Жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks 👍
@LightspeedTutorials 9 ай бұрын
here i am in 2023 paddling on a chair watchin screen
@YoshiPipez 8 ай бұрын
A magician
@jmarker99 7 ай бұрын
Patron Saint
@jmarker99 7 ай бұрын
🛶
@laurencedubois1792 2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone knows where this was filmed?
@mattvaandering Жыл бұрын
Lake paddling was on Lake superior (pukaskwa np). I think much of the white water was filmed on Lake superior tributaries and/or the petawawa river in algonquin pp
@thomasgriffith3747 2 жыл бұрын
What are the specs of the canoe being used here?
@jeff-fp7lf 2 жыл бұрын
16 foot Prospector
@davidwilkins1888 Жыл бұрын
16 foot chestnut prospector