mark wrote: >british canoe union [i believe] > > they call kayaks [what we'd call kayaks] canoes!! Ahhh, the finer semantics of paddle sports ..... In the UK its simple, if you paddle it about then it is a canoe. For those who find this concept a tad difficult to grasp, here is a simple reminder of what we eccentric British might be gibbering on about: Your kayak = canoe (although possibly 'sea canoe', depending on morphology) Your canoe = canoe (although a few of the more enlightened might refer to this type of canoe as a 'canadian') Your sit on top = hmmm, never actually seen one of those funny looking things, so I don't know what anyone would call them (certainly not kayak, that's for sure). Look like most of them would make good punts, but I expect they would most probably be called canoes. Simple ? In about an hour I will be going sea canoeing, in my kayak. Cheers Colin Calder 57º19'N 2º10'W *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 21 1998 - 08:50:48 PDT
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