Video: More Terminology for Whitewater Kayaking

There is plenty of insider lingo to learn for your kayak and paddles in this free outdoor extreme sports video from our kayak expert.

Video Transcript

So this whole area is called the deck of the kayak. The bottom of the kayak is called the haul and I'm going to turn the kayak on edge so you can see it. So here the haul of the boat this is a flat planning haul it is a combination river runner and play boat. They also have edges right in here so the edge of the boat and how the boat reacts depends on what type of whole design you have. You could have many different types of boat out there so you should learn what kind of boat you want and what whole design would help you get there. That is the different parts of the kayak now we have parts of a paddle. If you look at this paddle this mid section here is called the paddle shaft okay. Down here in the end is the paddle blade, there is 2 sides of the paddle blade the curve side towards you and I will pull it this way. This is the power face and this direction and this is the non power face so if you look at it and it is a curve blade the curve coming towards you is the power face and this is the non power face. This area here between the shaft and the blade I have heard it called 2 terms one is the throat or the neck right in here so that is the area right in this area. By paddle is a bent shaft paddle so it has a place for my hands right here. Most paddles have some sort of change in the shaft so you know where to grip it so those are the different parts of the paddle and the boat.

More Terminology for Whitewater Kayaking

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