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  CANOEING VS KAYAKING
Monday 5th May 2008 at 2:57:54 AM  

yapah_emilio
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I am trying to work out the difference between canoeing and kayaking as I have an adventure race coming up that involves paddling (kayaking I think) but in Brisbane it seems that there are more places to do canoeing. Do they do the same thing for your fitness or is one a waste of time if I am going to race with the other???
 
Monday 5th May 2008 at 2:58:27 AM  

mendi_vin
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I think you will find it will be Kayaking.

Canoe is usually paddled with 1 short shaft alternating sides to paddle. Usually estuary and so on.

Kayak is double ended paddle and can either be WHITE Water short Kayak - Not much different to a "Bathtub" OR

Open ocean to estuary paddling.
 
Monday 5th May 2008 at 2:59:13 AM  

lyne_aban
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Yes, I agree that you would want to train on either a canoe, or if you are lucky enough to know any life savers, one of their surf ski type boats... long and slim, hard to balance on but really good for paddling training
 
Tuesday 6th May 2008 at 8:42:21 PM  

yapah_emilio
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Thanks for the tips
 
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