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2. Outline of canoeing and kayaking - Wikipedia

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   Paddle – used in kayaks and canoes for propulsion and made of plastic, wood, fiberglass, carbon fiber or metal. Paddles for use in kayaks are longer, with a blade on each end and are handled from the middle of the shaft; Paddle float – buoyance aid fitted to paddle used for re-entry into a kayak after a capsize in open water. It may also be ...

3. Old Town Canoe - Wikipedia

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   Paddle manufacturing was added to the production facility as part of the parent company's consolidation and streamlining efforts. [14] Old Town was to gain 48 jobs as the parent company cut an estimated 90 in its hometown of Racine, Wisconsin. [15] The company began making kayaks in 1995. In 2000 the company was making more kayaks than canoes. [16]

4. Kayak - Wikipedia

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   Modern kayaks have evolved into specialized types that may be broadly categorized according to their application as sea or touring kayaks, whitewater (or river) kayaks, surf kayaks, racing kayaks, fishing kayaks, and recreational kayaks. The broader kayak categories today are 'sit-in' (SI), which is inspired mainly by traditional kayak forms ...

5. Kayak fishing - Wikipedia

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   Sit-on-top kayak rigged for fishing See also Fishing kayaks. While native people of the Arctic regions did not rely on kayaks for fishing, in recent years sport fishing from kayaks has become popular in both fresh and salt water, especially in warmer regions due to the ease of entry. Kayaks can be purchased inexpensively and have little ...

6. Human-powered watercraft - Wikipedia

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   through hand-operated oars, paddles, or poles, or; through the feet with pedals, crankset or treadle. [1] While most human-powered watercraft use buoyancy to maintain their position relative to the surface of the water, a few, such as human-powered hydrofoils and human-powered submarines, use hydrofoils, either alone or in addition to buoyancy.

7. Aleutian kayak - Wikipedia

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   The baidarka or Aleutian kayak (Aleut: iqyax) is a watercraft consisting of soft skin (artificial or natural) over a flexible space frame. Without primarily vertical flex, it is not an iqyax . Its initial design was created by the Aleut people (Unangan/Unangas), the Indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands .