Kayaking

Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Whitewater kayaking involves taking a kayak down rapids. Sea kayaking sometimes also referred to as Ocean Kayaking involves taking kayaks out on to the ocean or other open water. Sea kayaking can involve short paddles with a return to the starting point or "put-in" or expeditions covering many miles and days.

Related Topics:
Kayak - Whitewater kayaking - Rapid - Sea kayaking - Ocean

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There are two major classifications of kayaks - "sit on tops" which as the name suggests involves sitting on top of the kayak in an open area and "cockpit style" which involves sitting with the legs and hips inside the kayak hull.

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Kayaks are usually propelled by hand-held paddles and can also be outfitted with various types of sails. A special type of kayak using pedals allows the kayaker to propel the vessel with underwater "flippers" .

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Kayaks are differentiated from canoes by the fact that they use a two bladed paddle, whereas canoes are propelled by a paddle with a single blade. With todays radical designs in both kayaking and canoeing this is the only real difference between the two.

Related Topics:
Canoe - Paddle - Kayak

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