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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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Canoeing & kayaking
spray skirt
Sports; Canoeing & kayaking
A canoeist who kneels or sits in the back position of a canoe or kayak.
sprint
Sports; Canoeing & kayaking
This is a technique to get the canoe back in the position the canoeist wants to be in by doing an Eskimo roll. The canoeist is leaning back when they are using this technique.
stern
Sports; Canoeing & kayaking
A stroke that turns a canoe in the direction opposite the side the paddle was put in the water. Again, this maneuver is executed by the sternsman.
sternsman
Sports; Canoeing & kayaking
This is when a canoeist puts their paddle out into the water and then leans on it and this makes the canoe turn sharply.
steyr
Sports; Canoeing & kayaking
A bar that allows the canoeist to control the rudder with their feet.
