| If you are new to the sport of paddling
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| | with little or no downstream travel.
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| in whitewater, be it canoeing, kayaking,
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| | Gunwales: These boards run along the top
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| or rafting, it is essential that before
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| | of the hull, which lend support to the
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| you hit the water or even before you go
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| | boat. Strips along the inside of the boat
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| shopping for a boat you learn some of the
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| | are called inwales; strips along the
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| basic vocabulary.
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| | outside are called outwales.
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| To avoid the uncomfortable feeling of the
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| | Initial Stability: This term describes
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| novice when shopping for your vessel,
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| | how resistant a boat is to tipping.
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| here are some helpful terms that you will
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| | Keel: A strip along the bottom of a hull
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| be able to use with some understanding
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| | which prevents side slipping.
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| when talking to a shop clerk. Some of
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| | Portage: The act of carrying a boat
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| this vocabulary will also give you a
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| | around rapids which are too heavy to
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| heads-up when it's time to take your
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| | negotiate, or between bodies of water.
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| first lessons.
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| | Rocker: Upward curve of the keel line
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| Amidships: This term refers to the area
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| | from the center towards the end of a
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| in the center of a boat when measuring
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| | boat. If you have a lot of rocker, it
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| lengthwise.
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| | means you'll be able to make quick turns
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| Beam: This is the width of a kayak or
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| | with ease.
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| canoe measured at the widest point.
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| | Roll: A basic technique in kayaking and
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| Bulkheads: These walls form sealed
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| | canoeing in which an overturned boat can
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| compartments in the rear and front areas
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| | be righted without the paddler leaving
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| of a kayak.
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| | the vessel.
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| Chine: The area between the bottom and
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| | Skeg: A stabilizer located at the rear of
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| the side of the boat. This area is
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| | the boat.
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| considered the transition area.
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| | Stem: The piece at the end of a canoe or
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| Coaming: The coaming is located around
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| | kayak, which connects the keel to the
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| the edge of the cockpit of a kayak and is
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| | bow.
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| used to secure a spray skirt. It takes
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| | Tracking: The ability of a boat to hold a
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| the form of a curved lip.
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| | straight course because of its hull
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| Cockpit: The opening in the kayak where
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| | design.
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| the paddler sits.
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| | Of course, there are many other terms you
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| Draw stroke: This stroke is used to move
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| | will be using in your whitewater learning
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| a boat in a sideways direction.
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| | experience, however, these should be
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| Feathered paddle: This type of paddle is
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| | enough to get you started and to save you
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| used in kayaking. It is designed with the
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| | from some embarrassment. If you come
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| blades set at an angle to each other and
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| | across a term that you are not familiar
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| helps to present an edge to the wind
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| | with in the course of your lessons or
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| which reduces air friction.
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| | while shopping for your boat, remember
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| Ferry: A maneuver used across current
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| | the Golden Rule: never be afraid to ask.
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