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Canoeing & kayaking
Terms relating to the recreational activity of using a small skinny boat that is propelled by oars or paddles.
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Canoeing & kayaking
Beam
Sports; Canoeing & kayaking
Measurement for a canoe or any boat, which measures the widest part of a canoe.
Bent-shaft paddle
Sports; Canoeing & kayaking
This is a paddle that has bend in the shaft. The advantage to this paddle is it helps to increase power; the disadvantage is that you lose some ability in controlling the canoe.
Blade
Sports; Canoeing & kayaking
The blade is the widest part of a paddle, and is the part that passes through the water to move the canoe forward.
Bottom board
Sports; Canoeing & kayaking
This is a board that runs along the bottom of the canoe that the canoeist can sit on. The bottom board can be taken out of the boat.
Bow rudder
Sports; Canoeing & kayaking
This is a when the paddle is used to turn the bow to whatever side of the boat that the bowman is paddling.
Bow-hand
Sports; Canoeing & kayaking
A bow-hand is a canoeist who sits and/or kneels in the forward position of a canoe or kayak. He is also called a bowman.
