Stan's Boating Clinic: safety gear and hydrofoil basics
A boating clinic discusses emergency hand holds for overturned craft, spray rails urged in British Columbia, and explains hydrofoils lifting boats from the water. It notes a Toronto Boat Show hydrofoil seen in Port Colborne and reports Ontario and national fatality trends from Red Cross data. It also covers boat handling issues from motor angle to lower unit position and suggests checking propeller angle to improve control.
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British Columbia Safety Council
Mirror signals for emergency use on canoe trips
A reader describes a mirror signaling method for emergencies. Hold the mirror above the eye on the forehead with the right hand and align the left thumb at arm’s length with the target. The tilt is correct when the sun’s reflection hits the thumb and the target.
Crossword Clue Puzzle From Historical Page
A compact list of crossword style clues appears on the page including Across items such as Companion, Stabs, Church holiday, Kind of nut, Social insect, Us, Ritual abbr, Musical note, Mid western state abbr, Dry, Owing, Craggy hill, Kind of bees, Harm melted ore, Cautious, Person seeking office, Amphitheater, Takes into custody, Be carried along, Small particle, Was seated, Fish eggs, Legal claim on property, Railroad abbr, Pronoun, Scottish hat, Part of to be, Grow older, City in Italy, Sounds, Developed, Visitors.
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Italy
Riddled Word Fragments From a Vague Clue List
A fragmented word puzzle appears with numbered hints such as Come back 12 and Candies 21. Multiple clues hint at common terms like compulsion backward volcano detest a path having heat and other terse phrases.
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Stan
T.S. Fort William
Toronto
K.S.N. London
Ont
John E. Misener
Scott Misener Steamship Ltd
Port Colborne
Lake Erie
D.C.C. Owen Sound
Ontario
Red Cross
Joseph Ribcoff
John Wilson, Jr
Canada
New Zealand
Duncan Ensor
Corriedale Association
Ensor
Innisfail
K.N.T
By George Sixta
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