[ John watches as she moves her hands into position, repeating his instructions, and realizes maybe he should have gone slower, but they're halfway through now. He gives a nod. ]

Like that. Now put the paddle in the water so the flat part is facing forwards and pull it towards the back of the boat.

[ They're still near the dock, but John is fairly confident she won't have enough strength to the motion to make them run into it, at least not fast enough that he can't course correct the boat. Then again, there's so many unusual people here that he wouldn't be surprised if she turns out to have some sort of super strength. That gives him an idea. ]

I'll show you.

[ He sticks his paddle in and slowly demonstrates the motion on one side, then on the other side. The strokes pull them a bit further from the docks so even if she does spin the boat they won't hit it. ]