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Chapter One Know Your Paddlecraft

Key Topics Parts of a Canoe Parts of a Kayak Paddlecraft Characteristics Selecting Your Paddle

Objectives You should be able to … Identify the basic parts of a canoe and a kayak. List the basic types of paddlecraft. Explain how the characteristics of paddlecraft, such as the hull shape, hull material, length and width, and weight, affect their speed, maneuverability, and stability. Explain how to select a paddle for a canoe or kayak.

Parts of a Canoe stern stern port seat bow seat bow starboard thwart gunwale hull keel or centerline

Parts of a Canoe (cont.) beam freeboard draft hull keel or centerline

Parts of a Kayak cockpit stern bow port deck starboard hull keel or centerline hatch toggle or grab handle cockpit coaming spray skirt

Paddlecraft Characteristics Basic Types White-Water Paddlecraft Recreational Paddlecraft Touring Paddlecraft

Paddlecraft Characteristics (cont.) Hull Shapes Flat Bottom Bottom Shapes Flat Bottoms Round Bottoms Vee Bottoms Round Bottom Vee Bottom

Paddlecraft Characteristics (cont.) Side Shapes in Canoes Straight Sides Tumblehome Sides Flare Sides Straight Sides Tumblehome Sides Flare Sides

Paddlecraft Characteristics (cont.) Bow-to-Stern Rocker Shape Rocker is the amount of curvature in the bottom of the hull from bow to stern. A rockered boat is easier to turn and maneuver but harder to paddle in a straight line.

Paddlecraft Characteristics (cont.) A flat boat (no rocker) is stable and buoyant but difficult to turn. With longer, narrower, and flatter boats, the stroke-to-glide efficiency typically increases.

Paddlecraft Characteristics (cont.) Hull Materials Polyethylene Plastic Hulls PolyLink3/Triple Tough Hulls Fiberglass Hulls Thermoform or ABS Hulls Kevlar Hulls Aluminum Hulls Wooden or Wooden Strip Hulls

Paddlecraft Characteristics (cont.) Long vs. Short Longer paddlecraft have greater speed and tracking. Shorter paddlecraft are more maneuverable.

Paddlecraft Characteristics (cont.) Wide vs. Narrow Wider paddlecraft provide greater stability but tend to be slower. Narrower paddlecraft provide less stability but tend to be faster.

Paddlecraft Characteristics (cont.) Weight Look for a good balance between weight and durability.

Selecting Your Paddle Parts of a Canoe Paddle power face back face grip shaft blade throat power face back face tip

Selecting Your Paddle (cont.) Length: There are two ways to find the correct paddle length.

Selecting Your Paddle (cont.) Shaft: Canoeists also should consider the type of shaft when selecting a paddle. Straight shaft Bent shaft

Selecting Your Paddle (cont.) Parts of a Kayak Paddle throat blade grip shaft throat blade

Selecting Your Paddle (cont.) Kayak Paddles Feathering Correct Length

Selecting Your Paddle (cont.) Blade Width White-water paddling Touring paddling Recreational paddling

Selecting Your Paddle (cont.) Symmetrical vs. Asymmetrical Blades Symmetrical blade—both sides of blade have same shape. Asymmetrical blade— one side has a different shape than the other.

Selecting Your Paddle (cont.) Flat vs. Spoon Blades Symmetrical and asymmetrical blades available in flat or spoon shapes. Choose blade shape by type of paddling you will do. Flat Blade Spoon Blade

Review Questions Which side of a boat is the port side? Answer: left

Review Questions (cont.) Which part of the boat is the stern? Answer: rear

Review Questions (cont.) What are the three basic types of canoes and kayaks? Answer: ● White-water ● Recreational ● Touring

Review Questions (cont.) What is a boat’s initial (primary) stability? Answer: its stability when it sits still and flat in the water

Review Questions (cont.) What are the three basic shapes for the bottom of the hull on canoes and kayaks? Answer: ● Flat bottom ● Round bottom ● Vee bottom

Review Questions (cont.) What are three common hull materials? Answer: (Any three) Polyethylene plastic PolyLink3 / triple tough Fiberglass Thermoform or ABS Kevlar Aluminum Wood or wooden strip

Review Questions (cont.) When you say that a kayak paddle has feathered blades, what do you mean? Answer: The blades are at an angle to each other, usually 90 degrees.

Review Questions (cont.) What paddle-blade shape best “grabs” the water for more power? Answer: spoon