All:

I'm not either (semi-afraid of water!), but here's what I noticed
(hope this is the right place to post):

The canoe-ers stroked on *opposite* sides of the boat, I think
alternately (one would stroke while the other finished/readied to
stroke--IIRC), while in kayaking, they stroked in unison on *one* side, then
the other.

I'm wondering why the difference (physics? tradition? a rule?), and
if one has an advantage over the other?
What would happen if kayakers stroked like canoe-ers, and canoe-ers
like kayakers?

How about unison stroking on opposite sides?

Thanks for any input.

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Mr. P.V.'d
formerly Droll Troll