Canoeing
Canoeing is a type of paddle sport. In this type, the rider kneels or sits facing forward in an open or a closed-decked canoe. The rider will propel himself/herself using a single-bladed paddle.
Back in the early days of canoeing, canoes did not have seats; the riders knelt on the bottom of the boat. Sometimes, canoeing can be referred to both canoeing and kayaking.
The common difference is that in kayaking, the riders are always seated and they use a double-bladed paddle, in canoeing, the riders kneel and they use a single-bladed paddle.
Canadian Canoeing Demonstration at the 1924 Olympic Games.from: The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Paris 1924
Canoeing as a sport was introduced by Scottish explorer, John MacGregor. He founded the Royal Canoe Club in 1866. The first canoeing competition, which was called the Paddling Challenged Club, was organized by the club in 1874. Other forms of canoeing as a sport are: canoe racing, canoe polo, playboating, extreme racing, whitewater slalom, and surf skiing. Some recreational uses are: small-craft sailing, whitewater, sea kayak, and canoe camping.
Related Sports
- Outrigger Canoeing — racing using a type of canoe featuring one or more lateral support floats known as outriggers, which are fastened to one or both sides of the main hull.
- Whitewater Slalom — a kayaking and canoeing sport in which athletes use a kayak or canoe to navigate through a course that consists of hanging gates on river rapids.
- Playboating — a whitewater sport in which athletes on kayaks or canoes perform various moves in a fixed place called the playspot.
- Rafting — the objective is to navigate downstream on river rapids using an inflated raft.
- Ice Canoeing — a team sport in which a five-member crew complete a course, in which riders have to push their canoe on the frozen parts of the river as well as row in the water.
- Kayaking — boat races using a small, narrow boat propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle
- Canoe Polo — like polo on water, the objective is to score by throwing or hitting a ball through a goal suspended two meters above the water.
- Rowing — a sport in which competitors propel a boat using oars.
Related Pages
- Canadian Canoeing was a demonstratiopn sport at the 1924 Olympics.
- Para-canoe at the Paralympic Games
- Complete list of sports
- The Encyclopedia of Sports
