Taimen (kayak)

Assembly of Taimen-3 kayak

The Taimen is the most popular and common model of a Russian folding kayak. It was and still is a very common boat in its country of origin and has been exported to other nations around the world. The Taimen kayaks have been produced in a military factory in Moscow since 1975, even though the design changed only slightly.

External links

"Russian Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Moscow Machine Building and Production Plant "Salut"". Manufacturer's website. Retrieved 2009-04-17.

Canoeing and kayaking

Main competitive disciplines	Canoe sprint Whitewater slalom Canoe marathon Canoe polo Wildwater canoeing Canoe sailing Playboating

Olympics	Summer Olympics Male medalists Female medalists Venues

Other disciplines	Creeking Dragon boating Extreme racing Freeboating Surf skiing Surf kayaking Snow boating Squirt boating

International Canoe Federation (ICF) Championships	Sprint (Men's Canadian medalists Women's Canadian medalists Men's kayak medalists Women's kayak medalists Paracanoe medalists) Slalom (Men's Canadian medalists Women's Canadian medalists Men's kayak medalists Women's kayak medalists Mixed canadian medalists) Marathon Junior & U23

Recreation	Small-craft sailing Whitewater canoeing / kayaking Sea kayaking Canoe camping Kayak fishing Kayak diving Dongola racing Canoe orienteering Canoe livery Playboating

Modern boats	Canoe Kayak Concrete canoe Flyak Folding kayak International Canoe Malia Recreational kayak Sprint canoe

Traditional boats	Aleutian kayak Cayuco Chundan Vallam Dugout Fur brigade Outrigger canoe Pacific Northwest Rabaska Sturgeon-nosed canoe Taimen Umiak Waka War canoe

Techniques	Eskimo Rescue Kayak roll Portage Paddling

Equipment	Artificial whitewater Albano buoy system Outrigger Paddle Paddle float Paddle leash Royalex Sea sock Spray deck Tuilik

Kayakers	Doug Ammons Jimmy Blakeney Tyler Bradt Paul Caffyn Tad Dennis Chris Duff Nigel Foster Maria Francis Douglas C. Gordon Štěpánka Hilgertová Freya Hoffmeister Eric Jackson Ramo Kolenović Brad Ludden Andrew McAuley Mark Pollock Oskar Speck Rush Sturges Clay Wright Alexander Yermilov

Venues	Canoeing and kayaking venues

Competitions	List of world records in canoeing Adirondack Canoe Classic Au Sable River Canoe Marathon Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon Dusi Canoe Marathon Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Murray Marathon National Student Rodeo Thameside Series Waterside Series Riverland Paddling Marathon

Festivals	Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival Duanwu Festival Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York Houston Dragon Boat Festival Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival

Governing bodies	European Canoe Association American Canoe Association Australian Canoeing British Canoe Union British Dragon Boat Racing Association Canadian Canoe Association Canoe Wales Croatian Canoe Federation Scottish Canoe Association Portuguese Canoe Federation USA Canoe/Kayak

Other organisations	Association of International Paddle Sport Federations Canadian Canoe Museum International Dragon Boat Federation Sir Alexander Mackenzie Canada Sea-to-Sea Bicentennial Expeditions UK Rivers Access Campaign

Media	La Chasse-galerie Paddle-to-the-Sea (film) The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes Waterwalker

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