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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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kayak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A kayak is a personal watercraft. Kayak may also refer to: Kayak Island, in the U.S. state of Alaska Kayak Island...
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Freya Hoffmeister (category Kayakers)
10 May 1964) is a German business owner and athlete who holds several sea kayaking endurance records. In 2009 she completed a circumnavigation of Australia...
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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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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 world. The Taimen kayaks have...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Oskar Speck (category Kayakers)
an unemployed electrical contractor in Hamburg. He initially intended to kayak to Cyprus to work in the copper mines but ended up wanting to continue the...
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kayak crossing in 1971. Many sea kayakers have since made the crossing, usually by island hopping on the eastern side of the strait. Fewer sea kayak crossings...
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Paddle (redirect from Kayak paddle)
wrist. Because the kayak paddle is not supported by the boat, paddles made of lighter materials are desired; it is not uncommon for a kayak paddle to be two...
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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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Hasamibako bune, Umiak, Waka, Pirogue, Shikara, Dragon boat, and Dugout Kayak, Sea kayak, Flyak, and Baidarka Coracle, Tarai-bune Paddleboard Pedals are attached...
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