Glossary
Off-Side - Side of boat opposite the paddle.
On-Side - Side that you're paddling on.
Paddle - Primary tool for propelling canoes/kayaks. See Blade, Shaft, Throat.
PFD - Personal Flotation Device. See Life Jacket.
Portaging - Traditional term for carrying boats and gear, usually around a rapid or between lakes.
Pry Stroke - Turning stroke in which the paddle blade is turned sideways alongside the gunwale, then "pried" outward.
Put-In - The starting point of a paddling trip; where the boats are launched into the water.
Ribs - Pieces of material spaced on the inside of a canoe hull to form its frame.
River Left - On the left side of the river facing downstream.
River Right - On the right side of the river facing downstream.
Rocker - Upward curvature of the keel line from the center toward the ends of a boat. Lots of rocker means quick, easy turns.
Roll - A self-rescue technique used to right an overturned kayak or canoe in the water without leaving the boat.
Rudder - Typically a foot-controlled steering device on touring or sea kayaks.
Secondary Stability - A hull's tendency to stabilize as it's leaned to one side. See Hull Configuration, Initial Stability.
Shaft - The area of a paddle between the upper grip and the blade.
Skeg - A fixed rudder.
Spray Skirt - A tight waterproof cover designed to prevent water from entering the inside of a kayak. It attaches to both the cockpit rim and the kayaker.
Stem - The endpiece of a canoe or kayak hull, connecting the keel to the bow.
Stern - The back end of a boat.
Sweep Stroke - Used to turn the boat to the off-side by reaching out and ahead, then "sweeping" in a wide arc fore to aft.
Take-Out - The ending point of a paddling trip; where the boats are finally taken from the water. See Put-In.
Tandem - Two-person canoe or kayak.
Throat - Junction of paddle shaft and blade.
Thwart - A cross-brace between the sides of a canoe. The center thwart should be the balance point of the canoe.
Tracking - The ability of a boat to hold a straight course due to its hull design.
Trim - A trim boat is level, side-to-side and end-to-end. Achieved by shifting the load or position of the paddlers.
Tumblehome - Term used to describe a hull cross section that curves inward from the waterline toward the gunwales.
Volume - Used to describe overall capacity of a given hull shape.
Waterline - A point to which the water rises along the hull of a boat; the shape of the waterline and the handling characteristics of the boat change as the load changes.
Yoke - A padded, modified thwart used as a shoulder rest to carry a canoe overhead.
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