kayak

     

A kayak is a small human-powere boat. It typically has a covered deck, and a cockpit covered by a spraydeck. It is propelled by a double-bladed paddle by a sitting paddler. The kayak was used by the native Ainu, Aleut and Eskimo hunters in sub-Arctic regions of northeastern Asia, North America and Greenland. Modern kayaks come in a wide variety of designs and materials for specialized purposes. Kayaks are in some parts of the world referred to as canoes.

Trivia about kayak

  • Whitewater & touring are the most common types of this vessel
  • An Eskimo canoe
  • "n... an Eskimo canoe made of a frame covered usu. with sealskin except for a small opening in the center"
  • Covered with skins, it's a traditional Eskimo boat for 1 or 2 people
  • Eskimo boat
  • From a Greenland dialect of Eskimo, it means "small boat made of skins"
  • Craft illustrated here
  • This type of canoe is propelled with a double-bladed paddle