CANOEING AND KAYAKING Flashcards
The word “______” orginated from the Carib word “____________” which means dugout.
CANPE; KENU
These are originally made from long tree trunks.
CANOE
The more well known version of the canoe was introduced by the North American ___________ where the _________ was built from ____________.
INDIANS; FRAME; WOODEN RIBS
___________ or “_______”, meaning “mans boat” or _______________- originated from the Inuit and Aleut tribes of ____________________.
KAYAK; QAJAK; HUNTER’S BOAT; ARCTIC NORTH AMERICA
The early ____________ were _____________ as each ________- was crafted by the user, basing the measurements of the frame of his body and not on any standards.
KAYAKs; VERY INDIVIDUALIZED; KAYAK
The first ever kayaks were made thousands of years ago by ____________ of the northern arctic regions.
ESKIMOS
Unlike canoes, kayaks were used for __________ and _________.
HUNTING and FISHING
In the mid ___________s, kayaking started becoming popular as a sport and the Europeans showed interest, but it was started as a sport by the __________ and ___________.
1800s; GERMAN; FRENCH
__________ as a sport probably began as IMPROMPTU RACES between individuals returning from hunting and ________________ and ___________.
CANOEING; FISH RAIDS; WAR EXPEDITIONS
As an organized sport, canoeing began in the ________ half of the _______ century in local and national competitions in ___________ and North America, many of which persist.
SECOND; 19TH; GREAT BRITAIN
What are the BASIC PARTS of a CANOE?
1) BOW
2) STERN
3) HULL
4) KEEL
5) DECK
6) GUNWALES
7) THWARTS
8) YOKE
and if equipped,
9) SEATS
Each part of a canoe has its won function and purpose and all parts are designed to provide __________-, speed, tracking, __________ and most of all ____________ and seaworthiness.
STABILITY; DURBAILITY; SAFETY
This is the font of a canoe.
CANOE BOW
The _________ shape is important because it is the part that cuts through the water, giving a canoe its speed and ease of paddling.
BOW
The front of a canoe is typically where you’d find the seat for the front paddler. Also the ________ of a canoe would have a place to tie off an anchor line.
BOW
End of a canoe.
STERN
The __________ end of a canoe is the rear-most point and area on a canoe.
STERN
The ______ of a canoe helps reduce turbulence as you paddle, as a canoe can more smoothly glide through the water.
STERN
Typically, where the back paddle sits and/or where you’d mount a trolling motor on a __________ canoe.
STERN; SQUAREBACK
A ____________ is specifically design to help you portage (carry) your canoe over your head.
YOKE
The _____ is positioned on the center line of your canoe for balance.
YOKE
And by turning your canoe upside down and lifting it onto your shoulders with the ____________ part of the yoke wrapping the back of your neck, you can comfortably carry your canoe.
ROUNDED
Is a strut placed across the width of a canoe to help brace the edges (gunwales) of a canoe from side to side.
THWART