| John MacGregor invented kayaking. In 1845, he | | | | entering the kayak and moving the kayak upright |
| designed Rob Roy (a canoe) and in 1866, he formed a | | | | preventing the water from filling and ejecting the |
| canoe club with others interested in kayaking. In 1936, | | | | paddler. |
| kayaking became part of the Olympics followed by | | | | Earlier people made different kayaks for different |
| white water race. | | | | purposes, but now the term kayak is being used |
| Kayaks History | | | | broadly for boat. |
| People of Arctic, like the Inuit, first developed kayaks | | | | Baidarka- this is a double or triple kayak developed in |
| many years ago. Centuries passed away to design | | | | Alaska as a means for transportation of goods or |
| and redesign kayaks having supreme design for | | | | passengers and for hunting. |
| people of particular region. The term kayak means | | | | Umiak- this is a larger open deck boat. The Umiak |
| "hunter's boat" or "man's boat." The kayak is a boat | | | | (women's boat) ranges from 17 to60 feet and is made |
| powered by human. The deck of the boat is covered. | | | | of wood and sealskin. Single-bladed paddles were |
| The kayak has a cockpit covered with a spray skirt. | | | | used in it and had more than one paddler. |
| The first kayak was made of wood with a small hole | | | | Material Used |
| in middle craft for the person to sit. Inuit and Aleut | | | | Earlier kayaks were made of wooden frames |
| developed kayaks as a means for hunting. The design | | | | covered with skinseal. They were made by people |
| of kayaks varies considerably from one region to | | | | who would use it with skin jacket sewn into it to act |
| another. The design of canoes and kayaks differs | | | | as waterproof seal. With time, the material used to |
| distinctly as double blade paddles propel kayaks and | | | | make the kayak has changed. Whalebone or |
| canoes have flat bottoms and are propelled by single | | | | driftwood were used to make kayaks. During those |
| bladed paddle. In some countries like Ireland and Great | | | | times, sea lion skin was used as covering with whale |
| Britain, kayaks are known as canoes. | | | | fat as sealant. Now kayaks are made from fiberglass, |
| One, two, or even more paddlers can be | | | | plastic, and carbon fiber materials. Nowadays, kayaks |
| accommodated in a kayak. The paddlers sit in cockpits | | | | are light, durable, versatile, and sturdy. |
| below the deck, facing forward. The spray skirt or any | | | | Nowadays, kayaking is accessible by all skill levels and |
| other waterproof material is attached to the edges of | | | | is a form of exercise, exploration and travel. |
| the cockpit in a secure manner to avoid water from | | | | |