Canoeing & kayaking

Canoeing & kayaking

Terms relating to the recreational activity of using a small skinny boat that is propelled by oars or paddles.

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course gates

Sports; Canoeing & kayaking

Course gates are used in whitewater canoe or kayaking events. These are the gates that the competitors must go through, without touching, in the fastest time possible.

These are judges that follow the canoes in powerboats and make sure the canoe's stay in their lanes. If one of the judges signals with a white flag then it was a fair race, with a red flag, there was ...

deck

Sports; Canoeing & kayaking

This is the covered area over both the bow and stern of a canoe or kayak that keeps water from getting into the boat.

double-bladed paddle

Sports; Canoeing & kayaking

A paddle that has a blade at each end. This allows for alternate paddling on each side of the boat. Used in some events of canoe sprint racing.

downstream gate

Sports; Canoeing & kayaking

In canoe slalom racing a gate consists of two green-and-white striped poles with an orange pole across the top and the competitors must go through the gate in the same direction as the water is ...

drip ring

Sports; Canoeing & kayaking

This is used on Double-Bladed Paddle and is a ring that is put on the neck of the paddle and keeps water from running down the paddle and getting on the canoeist.

Eddy

Sports; Canoeing & kayaking

This is a pool of calm water. The water is still moving and swirling but it is away from the main channel of the stream. Upstream gates are often placed in Eddyís.