Skills

With the right conditions, gear, and know-how you can get your boat safely down rapids without having to carry all of your backcountry belongings on the portage trail.  Read this article to find out what you need to know.

"Push the canoe out in the current and let it float downstream until the stern rope becomes taut.  Try not to let all the rope out."

Read the End of Your Rope technique article  in the Early Summer 2008 issue online for Free and tell us what tips do your have for our readers on how to line a canoe?  You can also check out almost 10 years of Canoeroots Magazine in our Digital Archives!

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