# Solo Canoe Control

Part of the Whitewater Merit Badge Digital Resource Guide: [Introduction & Overview](https://merit-badge.university/merit-badges/whitewater/guide/index.md)

*4. Calm-Water Skill Building*

> **4.** Option B—Solo Canoest. Do ALL of the following strokes and techniques on calm water: **Solo Canoest**

Work through each child requirement below in order. Solo canoeing demands efficiency because there is no partner to fix a late stroke or add extra power.

## What You'll Complete

- **[Req 4b1 — Solo Canoe Precision Strokes](https://merit-badge.university/merit-badges/whitewater/guide/req4b1/)**: Practice the full stroke set needed to drive, correct, and place a solo canoe accurately.
- **[Req 4b2 — Bracing a Solo Canoe](https://merit-badge.university/merit-badges/whitewater/guide/req4b2/)**: Practice support strokes that keep the canoe upright when the hull gets knocked off balance.

> **Tip**
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> Solo canoe control is often about making smaller, earlier corrections. If you wait until the boat is badly off line, you usually have to work much harder to fix it.

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