Playboating - Moves - Cartwheels

Cartwheels

Double Pump

A double pump is the basic move to sink, or initiate, one end of the boat. The boater begins by simultaneously putting the boat on edge, making a quick forward power stroke, and leaning backwards. Immediately after this stroke, the boater leans forward and pushes down hard on the same paddle blade. The boat should now be perpendicular to the surface of the water, with the bow down in the water and the stern up toward the sky.

Basic Cartwheel

A cartwheel is a move performed while surfing a hole or on flat water, in which the boat rotates perpendicular to the surface of the water. The paddler's torso functions as the axis. The move is initiated with a double pump, though on more powerful features little initiation will be necessary. Once vertical, the paddler continues the rotation, alternating ends. The paddle is used to press down on the water on the downstream side of the boat, alternating hands as the boat changes direction.

Flatwheel

A flatwheel is a cartwheel performed on flat water. The move is usually initiated with a double pump, but may also be initiated from a stall.

Wavewheel

A wavewheel is a cartwheel initiated at the top of a wave while the paddler is quickly moving downstream.

Clean Cartwheel A clean cartwheel is performed without using the paddle to press down on the water.

Splitwheel

A splitwheel is done while cartwheeling, and involves using a half pirouette to transition from one edge to another while vertical, usually when the bow is down. For example, if the boater is using the right edge of the bow and left edge of the stern while cartwheeling, they will rotate to the right when the bow is down and begin using the right edge of the stern, followed by the left edge of the bow.

Tricky Woo

A tricky woo is starts out as a splitwheel, however, it adds an additional 180° pirouette on the stern end. Ideally, the paddler then continues doing cartwheels in the same direction as the move was initiated. The entire sequence is done using only one paddle blade.

Airwheel

An air wheel is performed when the boat is forced unusually deep into the water as in the loop technique and shot clear of the water, at that point, the boat is rotated through 180 degrees around an edge (as distinct from the loop which rotates about the deck of the boat), as to land on the opposite end and potentially continue cartwheeling.