Facts About Canoe, A Relaxing And Thrilling Experience

By Anthony Thompson


Traveling to other places sparks a new adventure and experience for travelers. It is either to learn about the history of a location and be immersed in its beauty, or doing outdoor activities and venture to different lands and waters of the destination. Activities like hiking, mountain biking, cliff diving, kayaking and other adrenaline exciting exercises.

Vacation experience relies on the destination itself and what the place can offer. The Foggy Bottom canoe is a recreational activity offered to tourists or locals that are interested in trying kayaking. The location has a beautiful river where people can take their pictures while exploring and have a picnic while looking at the gorgeous scenery.

Besides acknowledging the natural beauty of the destination, the activity of kayaking has a rich history itself that one might get interested in knowing how a type of transportation made it as an official Olympic competition. Open canoe or kayaking originated in some parts of Europe that require paddling the boat with single blade paddle. Back then it was considered an ancient way of transportation, and it became an official transit during the 19th century.

Time passes by, a group of organization turned the transportation into a sport which lately made its appearance in the Olympics back in the summer of 1936. With its exposure, cities and other places that have rivers started acquiring these boats to attract tourists on their locality to boost tourism. This past time exercise is more exhilarating for adrenaline seekers especially when rivers have rapid currents.

Tourists that only want to experience safely have the option of going through subtle rivers, good for exploring the natural environment with kids and teach them about the beauty of nature. The staff that is responsible for delivering instructions and guides are required to be trained and friendly to visitors, most importantly when giving instructions related to canoe. Compared to other family activities, kayaking is quite similar to the other exercises for having guidelines before trying the waters.

While for the professionals that want their blood rushing through their veins, specifically, those that join in competitions like sprint canoe prefer faster current rivers. The positioning of sprint canoers are very different compared to an average rider, they are in a kneeling position on the kayak, and their canoes are often smaller because the key factor for having speed is to have less water contact on the boat. The reason why canoes have various sizes depending on its utilization.

Beams with a narrow width of 33 inches wide is great for speed and paddling efficiency, best for racing competitions. The downside is it has low initial stability, meaning it is not easy to balance at first ride. First timers might have a hard time getting on this one, as this kind of model is designed for racing purposes.

Medium length, on the other hand, having a size of approximately 34 to 37 inches wide has a good blend of stability and capacity. It can be ride by two people for its wide area, very versatile and can be paddled solo or tandem. However, it comes second to narrow sizes when it comes to speed and even has a lower initial stability compared to the last one.

Wide sized kayaks have 38 inches width that has a higher initial stability compared to the two. Advisable for fishing and photography due to its slow pace, poor glide and difficult to paddle alone. Sounds like an easy fishing activity, but judging by its activities, this one is worth writing on the bucket list.




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