Re: [Paddlewise] What's what? Canoe or kayak?

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From: <KiAyker_at_aol.com>
To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] What's what? Canoe or kayak?


>    OK, so a C-1 is a decked canoe, and a K-1 is a kayak. Does that mean a
sea
> kayak is a K-1 also? And aren't the canoes used in racing refereed to as
C-1
> even though they do not have decks?

Assuming they are all singles, a sea kayak can be referred to as a K-1; an
open canoe can be referred to as an OC-1; and a kayak can undergo a C-1
conversion that allows one to kneel while using the single blade paddle.
Generally, canoeists use half the paddle and consider themselves twice the
paddler.

Craig


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