Squirt boating is a form of whitewater kayaking where the boat is designed to be as low in volume as possible while still allowing the paddler to float...
7 KB (1,024 words) - 19:11, 7 September 2022
Whitewater kayaking (section Squirt boating)
Olympics. Play boating involves staying on one feature of the river and is more artistic than the others. Squirt boating uses low-volume boats (usually made...
29 KB (4,098 words) - 02:33, 19 October 2024
The Dragon Boat Festival (traditional Chinese: 端午節; simplified Chinese: 端午节; pinyin: Duānwǔ jié) is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth...
38 KB (3,145 words) - 06:17, 18 November 2024
A dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft originating from the Pearl River Delta region of China's southern Guangdong Province. These were made of teak...
26 KB (3,337 words) - 04:07, 11 August 2024
Paddle (redirect from Boat paddle)
reducing strain on the wrist. Because the kayak paddle is not supported by the boat, paddles made of lighter materials are desired; it is not uncommon for a...
7 KB (935 words) - 18:56, 12 October 2024
Other disciplines Creeking Dragon boating Nouka Baich Paddleboarding Surf skiing Surf kayaking Snow boating Squirt boating Standup paddleboarding ICF championships...
9 KB (817 words) - 01:11, 12 October 2024
The Texas Water Safari is a boat race down waterways from San Marcos, Texas, to Seadrift, Texas. The total distance traveled is 262 miles. Racers must...
5 KB (638 words) - 16:26, 23 May 2024
Umiak (redirect from Woman-boat)
umialak, umiaq, umiac, oomiac, oomiak, ongiuk, or anyak is a type of open skin boat, used by the Yupik and Inuit, and was originally found in all coastal areas...
9 KB (970 words) - 05:27, 11 November 2024
An outrigger is a projecting structure on a boat, with specific meaning depending on types of vessel. Outriggers may also refer to legs on a wheeled vehicle...
5 KB (489 words) - 05:00, 23 August 2024
The timber weir winch, looking like a capstan and which was used to pull boats through the Flash Lock, is still at the lock. The lock and weir are easily...
7 KB (908 words) - 20:04, 17 December 2023
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...
827 bytes (96 words) - 09:21, 26 January 2021
it by adding the diminutive suffix "-ka" to the name of another, larger boat that the Aleuts called the baidara.[citation needed] Before the arrival of...
6 KB (793 words) - 17:05, 10 August 2024
Other disciplines Creeking Dragon boating Nouka Baich Paddleboarding Surf skiing Surf kayaking Snow boating Squirt boating Standup paddleboarding ICF championships...
6 KB (577 words) - 20:51, 23 October 2024
leisure or sport boating, double-outrigger ships are usually termed trimaran or triple-hull ships. An unusual type of double-outrigger boat design, preserved...
44 KB (4,876 words) - 04:33, 22 October 2024
Paddling (section Dragon boating)
watercraft. The paddle is not connected to the boat, unlike in rowing where the oar is attached to the boat. In paddling sports such as canoeing and kayaking...
5 KB (590 words) - 17:31, 19 June 2024
society's growing interest in outdoors activities such as camping and pleasure boating, MacGregor's weekly accounts of his journey through the waterways of Europe...
18 KB (1,965 words) - 22:02, 9 September 2024
life-threatening risk of running the rapids. If the second course were chosen, the boat would be controlled by the avant standing in front with a long paddle and...
16 KB (1,966 words) - 08:05, 22 November 2024
smaller dimensions of the recreational kayak makes it smaller than a longer boat. As compared to the big kayaks, a recreational kayak is light, and thus it...
2 KB (296 words) - 22:06, 27 May 2024
Other disciplines Creeking Dragon boating Nouka Baich Paddleboarding Surf skiing Surf kayaking Snow boating Squirt boating Standup paddleboarding ICF championships...
10 KB (1,249 words) - 13:05, 16 October 2024
Canoeing Outrigger canoeing Creeking Flyak Freeboating Sea kayaking Squirt boating Surf kayaking Whitewater kayaking Rafting White water rafting Rowing...
48 KB (3,405 words) - 04:13, 22 November 2024
perform tricks like stern squirts and cartwheels, but nobody uses eddy lines as well as squirt boaters(link to squirt boating wiki), who use the swirling...
24 KB (3,413 words) - 23:12, 3 May 2024
Spray deck (section Boat types)
for a boat (in particular for a kayak or a canoe) with holes for the passengers' waists. Spraydecks are used to prevent water from entering the boat while...
10 KB (1,406 words) - 20:01, 28 September 2024
the Gatineau loggers who make a pact with the devil in order to steal a boat so they can visit their women. They are warned, however, not to blaspheme...
13 KB (1,689 words) - 08:31, 13 October 2024
over the boat. The roll is an essential technique for paddlers who attempt serious whitewater (Class IV or greater) rapids, as exiting the boat and swimming...
11 KB (1,412 words) - 13:15, 28 September 2024
circular trip. The harbour and port are both leisure boating locations, and several marinas and boat yards are located on the river. The Port of Dartmouth...
15 KB (1,402 words) - 19:44, 7 May 2024
"Canoe-makers losing key material for molding boats". The Missoulian. Retrieved 2014-01-23. "Plastics and Whitewater Boats". Retrieved 20 November 2010. "Royalex:...
8 KB (901 words) - 00:32, 28 September 2024
long narrow boats, that pace at much higher speeds than either C-15 and DB-22 racing shells. Tomako Pacific Northwest Canoes Dragon boat Sprint canoe...
7 KB (814 words) - 23:57, 29 October 2024
and ball control in mind, with rounded blades for safety. Nose and tail boat bumpers, body protection, helmets and faceguards are compulsory. Canoe polo...
19 KB (2,203 words) - 11:20, 30 October 2024
the 1970s, the widths of the boats were reduced by the ICF, and the boats were reduced in volume to pass the gates, and boats have become much lighter and...
14 KB (1,810 words) - 01:18, 30 October 2024