A sea kayak or touring kayak is a kayak used for the sport of paddling on open waters of lakes, bays, and oceans. Sea kayaks are seaworthy small boats...
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A kayak is a small, narrow human-powered watercraft typically propelled by means of a long, double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Inuktitut...
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Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving over water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades...
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A folding kayak is a direct descendant of the original Inuit kayak made of animal skins stretched over frames made from wood and bones. A modern folder...
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Andrew McAuley (category Kayakers)
and sea kayaker. He is presumed to have died following his disappearance at sea while attempting to kayak 1600 km (994 mi) across the Tasman Sea from...
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History of kayaking History of the kayak History of the folding kayak History of the sea kayak History of kayak fishing History of whitewater kayaking Royal...
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Aleksander Doba (category Kayakers)
(23 ft) sea kayak and set a record for the longest open-water crossing ever undertaken by a kayaker, at roughly 99 days (the previous longest kayak crossing...
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create the framework of their kayaks, which they covered in sea mammals skins. They developed two types of boats: a hunting kayak with a covered deck, and...
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Whitewater kayaking is an adventure sport where a river is navigated in a decked kayak. Whitewater kayaking includes several styles. River running; where...
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decades, in pace with the rise of sea kayaking, and modern materials and techniques. There are a number of speciality surf kayak designs available. They are...
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although the sea is sheltered. It is a considerably cheaper alternative to using a powered boat, as well as combining the experience of sea kayaking or canoeing...
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A kayak roll or Eskimo roll is the act of righting a capsized kayak by use of body motion and/or a paddle. Typically this is done by lifting the torso...
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Canoe slalom (redirect from Kayak slalom)
canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of two kayak and canoeing...
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boat Top of page Jetboat Jet ski Jon boat Jukung Junk Top of page Kayak and Sea kayak Ketch Kettuvallam Top of page Lafitte skiff Launch Landing craft...
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Oskar Speck (category Kayakers)
Oskar Speck (4 March 1907 – 28 March 1993) was a German canoeist who kayaked from Germany to Australia. He departed from Ulm, Germany in 1932 to seek...
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Crossing the Ditch (category Kayaking)
Australia to New Zealand by sea kayak. Setting off from Forster, New South Wales on 13 November 2007 in their custom-designed kayak Lot 41, the two-man expedition...
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Umiak (category Kayaks)
for women and children, while men travelled by kayak, and thus was known as a "woman's boat". Sea kayak Baidarka Wilhelm August Graah Dall, p. 563 Umiak...
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A sea sock is a piece of safety equipment used in sea kayaking. It is a large waterproof bag, fitting the lower body of a kayaker, that is placed inside...
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A recreational kayak is a type of kayak that is designed for the casual paddler interested in recreational activities on a lake or flatwater stream; they...
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name "baidarka". Sovoroff "...kept up the tradition of making kayak models". Model sea kayaks built by Sovoroff, quite often with three hatches with a Russian...
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Kayak fishing is fishing from a kayak. The kayak has long been a means of transportation and a means of accessing fishing grounds. Kayak fishing has gained...
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professional sea kayaking in India. KayakBoy located in Mulki, Karnataka(Coastal Kayak training Level 1 - Level 4) Quest Adventure Sports Academy(Sea kayak Level...
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prohibited); fishing; rock climbing; kayaking and canoeing on lakes and ponds; swimming at Sand Beach and Echo Lake; sea kayaking and guided boat tours on the...
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Glacier, on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada A type of cockpit on a kayak or sea kayak ″Keyhole″, a short story by Murray Leinster Keyhole race, a speed-based...
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polo, ball game played in kayaks on flat water Surfski, kayak racing in the ocean Sea kayak, recreational kayaking on the sea Canoe freestyle, technical...
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canoe sprint, canoe slalom, canoe polo, dragon boat racing, rafting, sea kayak and canoe marathon. Prashant Kushwaha is the current president of IKCA...
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Spray deck (category Canoeing and kayaking equipment)
Greenland) is a flexible waterproof cover for a boat (in particular for a kayak or a canoe) with holes for the passengers' waists. Spraydecks are used to...
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Erden Eruç (section Caribbean Sea records)
2007. The modes of transport included a rowboat to cross the oceans, a sea kayak for shorelines, a bicycle on the roads and hiking on trails, along with...
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island near Ko Mak, in Trat Province, Thailand. It can be reached with a sea kayak from Ko Mak. Ko Phi has places to snorkel, depending on the direction...
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IV whitewater. 2005: Transect of Northern Mongolia by Horseback. 2003: Sea kayak traverse of Northern Borneo; 530 kilometres of rarely travelled and roadless...
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