: Careful with it. When I was struggling to learn to love the GP, I
: heard the same thing, that I needed to increase the cant angle
: of the blade. It caused a bunch of digging and near-capsizes and
: other nonsense, is what it did for me. Different advice works
: for different people, and what eventually worked best for me,
: and still does, is this: grasp the paddle lightly, and let IT
: tell YOU what it wants.

Beat me to it :)

Yep, remember one thing when you start "canting" your GP's blade, "if it gets away from you, let go the top hand". It's much like letting someone use the wing paddle for the first time, used incorrectly it wants to go under the boat and will turn you and the boat over if you let it. The GP will do the same thing if you're not careful at first. If it does this (and it will) it's normal, you'll get used to it, keep trying.

Bill H.