Lifting a canoe with 2 or 3 people is always easier, but you may need to lift a canoe on your own if no one is left to help you. This is an easy task for a strong Scout, as long as you know how to do it.
Wrong way to grab a yoke
Correct way to grab the yoke
Pull up canoe to waist height
Grab far side of yoke with left arm
Rock canoe to get the right momentum
Pull and lift canoe so that is goes overhead and center yourself under canoe
Extend arms to balance the canoe when transporting it
To lower canoe, start by lifting it high over your head
Rotate your body into this position
Lower Canoe to ground by controlling both sides of the yoke