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Glossary
ABEAM
A.C.A.
ACCESS POINT
ACTIVE BLADE
AFLOAT
AFT
AGROUND
ASTERN
AZIMUTH
BACKPADDLE
BAIL
BEAM
BEAR OFF
BELOW
BENT SHAFT
PADDLE
To the right, or at right angles to the center of a water craft.
American Canoe Association.
The spot on the banks of a river or lake where you put in or take out.
When using a double, or kayak, blade, that blade which is in the water at any given moment.
The act of floating on the water. Not aground on a rock or sandbar.
Toward the rear, or stern, of a water craft.
A point in which a kayak or other water craft is stuck upon a sandbar or shoal, especially when not intended to be.
Toward the rear of a kayak or other water craft.
The angle of horizontal deviation from the north. When using a compass, the direction is read in degrees. South, for example, would be an azimuth of 180 degrees.
Paddling backward as a means of slowing or reversing the forward motion of a kayak.
To empty water from a kayak by scooping it out with a pail or pumping it out with a bilge pump.
the width of a kayak or other water craft when measured at its widest point.
To push off from shore or an obstruction.
Downstream or down river.
A paddle in which the blade is set at an angle to the shaft. Provides greater efficiency when paddling in calm or flat water.
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Glossary
BILGE
BILGE PUMP
BLADDER
BLADE
BOW
BOW IN
BRACING
BROACHING
BULKHEAD
CAPSIZE
CHANNEL
CHART
CHUTE
COCKPIT
COAMING
the low point on the inside of a kayak's hull.
a hand or foot pump used to remove water that collects in the bilge.
An inflatable air bag placed inside a kayak to provide greater buoyancy in the event of a capsize.
The wide, flat end of a paddle.
The front or forward end of the kayak.
A stroke used to provide support and prevent the kayak from capsizing. See "high brace" and "low brace."
A point when the kayak is oriented broadside to waves, currents, or an obstacle. The result of an uncontrolled broach is often a capsize.
A partition beneath the forward and aft decks of a kayak in which gear or bladders are stowed.
The act of flipping or rolling a kayak into an inverted position. Can be righted by a combat roll, or by the paddler's egress from the boat.
A section of passable water through reefs, shoals, and other obstructions.
A navigational map.
A section of river that flows between two large obstructions, compressing the water and causing a swift current.
the opening in the kayak deck in which the paddler sits.
Piece around the rim of a kayak cockpit to which a spray skirt is attached.
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Glossary
DEAD RECKONING
DECK
DRAFT
DRAG
DRY SUIT
DUFFEK TURN
EDDY
EDDY LINE
ENDER
FACE
FEATHER
FIBERGLASS
FLATWATER
A navigational term. A way of determining your position by taking into account such factors as currents, wind speed, and your projected course and speed.
The cover or top of a kayak.
The distance between the waterline on a kayak and the bottom of the boat's keel.
Any resistance to a kayak or other boat's forward motion. Special waxes can be used to decrease the drag on a kayak's hull.
A loose fitting, insualted and rubberized garment worn over clothing and designed to keep water out completely. Designed to keep the wearer warm even in sub.
A compound stroke normally used for entering an eddy. Also see High Brace.
A current.
The boundary in a river between the primary downstream current and a secondary upstream current.
A playboating maneuver where the kayaker allows the bow of his boat to be sucked into a hole, standing the kayak up on end, until the buoyancy of the boat sends it shooting back up in the air.
The side of a paddle blade that is pushing against the water.
The To turn the paddle so that the blade is parallel to the current or wind and the resistance is reduced.
A lightweight composite material used in the construction of kayak hulls. Fiberglass is lightweight, has good strength, and is relatively easy to repair.
Calm river, lake, or ocean water without rapids or high waves.
