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Whitewater kayaking Racing

Whitewater Kayak is the sport of paddling a kayak on a moving body of whitewater river. Whitewater Racing is the competitive aspect of this sub-category, racing canoes or kayaks down a river as fast as possible.

Kayaking has become a very popular sport through-out the world. It is included in the Olympics program. A kayak is a manually operated small boat. It features a covered deck as well as a cockpit covered by the spraydeck. The kayak is moved by a sitting paddler using a double-bladed paddle.

Kayaking is generally differentiated from canoeing by the fact that a kayak has a closed cockpit and a canoe has an open cockpit.

Kayaking of all kinds has continued to increase in general popularity through the 1990s and early 21st century. Kayaks are classified by their intended use. Kayaks used for play boating generally have relatively low volume in the bow and stern, allowing the paddler to submerge the ends of the kayak with relative ease.

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Kayak Photos 

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Ron Gabel lands in moderate surf - ron-lands-in-surf-to-beach-cove by mikebaird

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Ron Gabel Paddles Thru an Arch Tunnel - ron-goes-thru-arch-tunnel by mikebaird

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Rouvaishyana backs into a cave in uncertain surf - bigR-backs-into-cave-gets-big-wave by mikebaird

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BroxbourneWhiteWaterCanoeCentre wrote...

Wow! That's a great video. Some of those falls look immense.

ReplyPosted September 10, 2008

pbran wrote...

Kayaking and other watersports are a great pastime!

ReplyPosted August 19, 2008

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