Re: [Paddlewise] Skills: bracing, rolling.

Colin Calder wrote:
> 
> 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
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Kia Ora,
Now that is funny ( strange ?} few hours ago I  returned from
a little *seakayaking trip in my seakayak*here in this part of the
British Commonwealth.:)
But call them what you like as long as you enjoy it.
Regards  Eddie.
PS. We have also on or two BCU instructors floating about here in
Auckland , they are pretty good .


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