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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bow rudder

Sports; Canoeing & kayaking

This is a when the paddle is used to turn the bow to whatever side of the boat that the bowman is paddling.

bow-hand

Sports; Canoeing & kayaking

A bow-hand is a canoeist who sits and/or kneels in the forward position of a canoe or kayak. He is also called a bowman.

bowman

Sports; Canoeing & kayaking

The canoeist who sits in the front of the boat.

brace

Sports; Canoeing & kayaking

This is a movement that a canoeist can use in an attempt to keep their canoe from capsizing. The canoeist leans into the paddle, which he is pushing against the water.

A buoy is usually made of hard rubber and it floats above the water while being held stationary by a weight that is on the river or ocean bed. In canoe sprint racing buoys are used as markers that ...

Canadian

Sports; Canoeing & kayaking

This is the official name given to competition class canoes. Competition canoes are light, narrow, open-decked for a prescribed portion of their length. They must be symmetrical upon axis of the ...