How to do the Stern stall (Joseph Pancharian)

There are 3 ways to get a stern stall on flat water.

1. The hardest way to stern stall is to cartwheel into it. Initiate your bow, initiate your stern and then stop the rotation and try to stall it. (Do NOT recommend)

2. Initiate your stern with a stern double pump. Same as the double pump generate some energy and then as you go for your last pump drop your edge and lean back over the edge you want to initiate. At the same time use a strong back sweep stroke to lift your bow into the air and do an ab crunch to bring the boat vertical. This will lift your bow whilst sinking your stern. Then stop the momentum with a forwards stroke on the other side and try to balance for a stern stall.

3. Try and stern squirt into it. Do a stern squirt to wind your boat up to vertical and then use the forward stroke on the opposite side to stop your momentum and hold you vertical.

How to hold the stern stall

1. Once you have your stern under your next goal is balance the boat vertical. You do this by getting your back and half your head in the water.

2. You will find the position for your hands that gives you the most control. Hands back over your head works well.

3. Use gentle pulls on the paddle blades and slightly body movements to hold your boat.

If you do any of the methods to get on your stern, and then follow the instructions on how to maintain it; then it will be beautiful.