Canoeing and Kayaking
(Paddle Power)

Dream of an Easy Transition Between Land and Water

http://www.gizmo.com.au/public/News/news.asp?articleid=2505 Shuttle -Bike

Canoe
Canoeing is the oldest way to cross water bodies, it orginated with the native americans.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/AllAboutCanoes/home.html History of canoes.

Kayak

http://www.adventuretraining.com/pages/pdf/ar.pdf

http://vava.essortment.com/typekayaks_rdnc.htm

http://www.seakayak.ws/kayak/kayak.nsf/NavigationList/NT00005696

http://www.ncpad.org/fun/fact_sheet.php?sheet=19&section=120

Steepcreeking or Hairboating http://outside.away.com/magazine/0899/9908dispextr.html

Inflatible Kayak

Surf Kayak

Rowboating

Rafting

Duckies

Paddleboarding

White water Boarding (aka Hydro Speed, River Boarding, or White water sledging)

White water sledging: Bodyboarding down rapids & waterfalls aka hydro speed, river boarding
http://www.frogz.co.nz/ Introduction http://www.extremedreams.co.uk/white-water_sledge/

http://www.extremedreams.co.uk/river_bugs/index.htm River bugs (inflatible, sit down)

Kayak Slide
While lots of waterslides exist for people, not too many exist for crafts such as kayaks. One kayak slide exists at Waimarino Adventure Park, New Zealand. This slide, the last 20 meters of it, was specifically designed for kayaks. Other waterslides can take kayaks but are multipurpose -- people can use them too.

A good reason that not many kayak slides exist is that you can get the same thrill out of natural rapids, which are commonplace in many areas.

More information at :
http://www.extremedreams.co.uk/kayakslide/index.htm
http://www.kayaks.co.nz/

Blackwater rafting

Blackwater rafting is running underground streams and rapids inside caves sitting on an inner tube (or other inflatibles) while wearing an wetsuit.

http://www.waitomotours.co.nz/waitomo.htm http://www.blackwaterrafting.co.nz/

Links
Portable Whitewater http://www.techtv.com/news/sportstech/story/0,24195,3368253,00.html
http://www.wheelsforboats.com/ Wheels to make portaging easier
http://www.pedalpro.com/ Outboard petal power for small boats ($1500)
http://www.venturenorth.com/canoeing/htctcfy.htm Materials for canoes compared.
http://www.dansprint.com/tech.htm Kayak power
http://www.marinerkayaks.com/mkhtml/HULLSPD.html Kayak faq
http://anyboat.com/calculator.htm Calculators
http://riverboarder.com/Home/Left_Brain/History/history.html White water river boarding history

Canoeing and Kayaking (Paddle Power)

Canoeing and Kayaking
(Paddle Power)