Kayaking: Adventurous Sport

November 20, 2017October 19, 2021 TimesRide 0 Comments

A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word qajaq. The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler. The cockpit is sometimes covered by a spray deck that prevents the entry of water from waves or spray and makes it possible for suitably skilled kayakers to roll the kayak: that is, to capsize and right it without it filling with water or ejecting the paddler.

Man sitting with legs covered in boat that tapers to a point at each end holding long, pointed, wooden pole
Inuit seal hunter in a kayak, armed with a harpoon. Some modern boats vary considerably from a traditional design but still claim the title “kayak”, for instance in eliminating the cockpit by seating the paddler on top of the boat (“sit-on-top” kayaks); having inflated air chambers surrounding the boat; replacing the single hull by twin hulls, and replacing paddles with other human-powered propulsion methods, such as foot-powered rotational propellers and “flippers”. Kayaks are also being sailed, as well as propelled by means of small electric motors, and even by outboard gas engines.

Kayaks are often used to get closer to marine animals, such as sea otters

The kayak was first used by the indigenous Aleut, Inuit, Yupik and possibly Ainu hunters in subarctic regions of the world.

Let’s Just Go For It! Wish you an Awesome Learning Experience.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimesRide?sub_confirmation=1

Visit our Official Website: https://timesride.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesride.connect

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimesRide

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timesride

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timesride.connect

Pinterest: https://in.pinterest.com/timesrideconnect

Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/user/529709683/Times-Ride