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2. Kayak - Wikipedia

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   The broader kayak categories today are 'sit-in' (SI), which is inspired mainly by traditional kayak forms, 'sit-on-top' (SOT), which evolved from paddle boards that were outfitted with footrests and a backrest, 'hybrid', which are essentially canoes featuring a narrower beam and a reduced free board enabling the paddler to propel them from the ...

3. Whitewater kayaking - Wikipedia

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   Whitewater kayaking requires much essential equipment to make a “kayaking kit,” such as a whitewater-specific kayak, spray skirt, paddle, helmet, and PFD (personal flotation device). [3] Paddling on rivers, lakes, and oceans dates back to the Stone Age, with rafts, catamarans, canoes, and kayaks evolving based on the needs of indigenous ...

4. Sea kayak - Wikipedia

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   Sea-kayak paddles, and the associated paddling styles, fall into three basic classifications: European [citation needed] Two roughly spoon-shaped blades at either end of a cylindrical shaft. This paddle style was developed for fast acceleration and sudden manoeuvring in whitewater kayaking, and then back-ported to

5. 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.

6. 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]

7. Canoeing - Wikipedia

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   Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. In some parts of Europe, canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with a canoe being called an 'open canoe' or Canadian. A few of the recreational forms of canoeing are canoe camping and canoe racing. Other forms include a wide range of canoeing on lakes ...