| If you are finding canoing a little staid, have you ever | | | | one direction in a straight-line. As for white-water |
| considered giving extreme kayaking a go? Along with | | | | kayaks, these are generally far shorter than race or |
| white-water kayaking, you may want to give sea | | | | sea kayaks as they need to be maneuvered very |
| kayaking or kayak racing a try. | | | | quickly in order to avoid hazards that white-water |
| Certainly, for any of the above forms of kayaking you | | | | rapids are likely to throw up at them. |
| will need to have the right sorts of equipment. The | | | | Another difference between white-water and racing |
| most important thing is that you actually have the right | | | | kayaks is the shape of the hull on the white-water |
| sort of kayak. As you will soon discover that, the | | | | ones they come with a planing hull. This means that if |
| kayaks used for racing are somewhat different in | | | | at any time the kayak is hit by a wave instead of it |
| design from those used for either sea or white-water | | | | pushing it to one side it actually causes the kayak to |
| kayaking. | | | | be lifted out of the water. This gives the appearance |
| A race kayak is designed for use in flat water and is | | | | as if the kayak is actually skipping over the surface of |
| much longer and narrower than other styles of kayak. | | | | the water and makes it easier for the person in it to |
| This is because they often only need to be paddled in | | | | do tricks. |