Outline of canoeing and kayaking

The following outline is provided as an overview of canoeing and kayaking:

Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.

Open canoes may be 'poled' (punted), sailed, 'lined and tracked' (using ropes) or even 'gunnel-bobbed'.

Some canoes are called kayaks. When exactly a canoe can be called a kayak is difficult to determine though, and often arbitrary. Internationally, the term canoeing is used as a generic term for both forms though the terms "paddle sports" or "canoe/kayak" are also used. In North America, however, 'canoeing' usually refers only to canoes, as opposed to both canoes and kayaks. Paddling a kayak is also referred to as kayaking. In modern canoe sport, canoes and kayaks are classified together, although these watercraft have different designs, and historical uses. Both canoes and kayaks may be closed-decked. Other than by the minimum competition specifications (typically length and width (beam) and seating arrangement it is difficult to differentiate most competition canoes from the equivalent competition kayaks. The most common difference is that competition kayaks are always seated and paddled with a double-bladed paddle, and competition canoes are generally kneeled and paddled with a single-bladed paddle. Exceptions include Canoe Marathon (in both European and American competitive forms) and sprint (high kneeling position). The most traditional and early canoes did not have seats, the paddlers merely knelt on the bottom of the boat. Recreational canoes and kayaks employ seats and whitewater rodeo and surf variants increasingly employ the use of 'saddles' to give greater boat control under extreme conditions.

Nature of canoeing and kayaking

Canoeing and kayaking can each be described as:

Types of canoeing and kayaking

Canoes and kayaks have been used for transport and fishing for centuries and new uses are continually being developed. Watersports in particular have seen significant growth. Kayaking and canoeing are among the fastest growing outdoor activities in North America. Reports by both the Outdoor Industry Association and the National Sporting Goods Association, with a 15.2 percent increase from 2007 in people in the U.S. choosing kayaking as a leisure time activity.[3] Canoeing has also been claimed as the UK’s biggest participant watersport for five years in succession.[4] Touring and other recreational uses are the most popular type of canoeing and kayaking, as they are suitable for all levels of ability and can be experienced on all types of water from slow flowing rivers, wild 'whitewater' rivers, lakes and estuaries or the seas and oceans.[4] Some of the many popular uses of canoes and kayaks include:

Equipment used for canoeing and kayaking

Canoes and kayaks

Modern designs

Traditional designs

Other canoeing and kayaking equipment

Canoeing and kayaking techniques

Canoeing and kayaking locations

Specific venues

Canoeing and kayaking competitions

Canoeing and kayaking organisations

Notable canoeists and kayakers

Voyagers and adventurers

Olympic medalists

Canadian

German

Other

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists

References

  1. ^ Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Eleventh Edition)
  2. ^ Thomas S. Yukic. Fundamentals of Recreation, 2nd edition. Harpers & Row, 1970,. p. 1f. 
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  7. ^ "Royalex (RX)". http://www.roscocanoes.com.au/FAQ%60s/Materials%20%20Manufactoring/Royalex%20(RX)-253.aspx. Retrieved 20 November 2010. 
  8. ^ How the Foilkayak works page detailing speed statistics
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  10. ^ "Paddle Quest Challenges Nationwide Canoeists". Wsaw.com. 2009-08-08. http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/52797462.html?FORM=ZZNR7. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 
  11. ^ "About USA Canoe/Kayak | USA Canoe/Kayak". Usack.org. http://www.usack.org/content/index/1. Retrieved 2010-12-27. 
  12. ^ Sea Kayaking UK
  13. ^ "German Freya Hoffmeister today became the first woman to circumnavigate Australia in a sea kayak". Herald Sun (Australia). Herald Sun (Australia). 2009-12-15. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/german-freya-hoffmeister-today-became-the-first-woman-to-circumnavigate-australia-in-a-sea-kayak/story-e6frf7jo-1225810656268. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 
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  15. ^ American Whitewater – Team completes First legal upper Chattooga descent in 30 years

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