Paddle-to-the-Sea is a 1941 children's book, written and illustrated by American author/artist Holling C. Holling and published by Houghton Mifflin. It... 4 KB (529 words) - 01:02, 27 December 2022 |
Paddle to the Sea (French: Vogue-à-la-mer) is a 1966 National Film Board of Canada short live-action film directed, shot and edited by Bill Mason. It... 7 KB (658 words) - 01:33, 7 May 2024 |
A paddle is a handheld tool with an elongated handle and a flat, widened distal end (i.e. the blade), used as a lever to apply force onto the bladed end... 7 KB (942 words) - 04:31, 3 April 2024 |
Paddling, in regard to waterborne transport, is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using at least one hand-held paddle. The paddle, which... 5 KB (589 words) - 15:05, 5 March 2024 |
A sea kayak or touring kayak is a kayak used for the sport of paddling on open waters of lakes, bays, and oceans. Sea kayaks are seaworthy small boats... 36 KB (4,413 words) - 09:07, 19 April 2024 |
Paddleboarding (redirect from Paddle boarding) the ocean or other body of water. Paddleboarding is usually performed in the open ocean, with the participant paddling and surfing unbroken swells to... 10 KB (1,249 words) - 12:29, 27 February 2024 |
Standup paddleboarding (redirect from Stand up paddle boards) floating on the water and use a paddle to propel themselves through the water. The sport was documented in a 2013 report that identified it as the outdoor... 22 KB (2,677 words) - 07:10, 22 April 2024 |
the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull... 17 KB (1,962 words) - 13:35, 9 May 2024 |
Kayak (redirect from History of the kayak) double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word qajaq (IPA: [qajɑq]). In British English, the kayak is considered to be a kind of... 64 KB (7,751 words) - 17:07, 17 April 2024 |
Canoe (redirect from Canoe paddling) seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles. In British English, the term canoe can also refer to a kayak, whereas canoes... 52 KB (6,045 words) - 07:21, 10 May 2024 |
Holling C. Holling (category School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni) illustrator, best known for the book Paddle-to-the-Sea, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1942. Paddle to the Sea won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in... 5 KB (659 words) - 04:31, 22 December 2023 |
Dragon boat (category Articles to be expanded from May 2023) one of a family of traditional paddled long boats found throughout Asia, Africa, the Pacific islands, and Puerto Rico. The sport of dragon boat racing has... 26 KB (3,303 words) - 16:50, 7 May 2024 |
Andrew McAuley (category People lost at sea) Territory, where they paddled over 800 km within the Antarctic Circle. In December 2006, McAuley's first attempt to cross the Tasman Sea in a standard one-man... 9 KB (817 words) - 15:31, 1 April 2024 |
Kayak roll (redirect from C-to-C roll) surface, flicking the hips to right the kayak, and applying a small force by means of the paddle to assist the torso back over the boat. The roll is an essential... 12 KB (1,461 words) - 12:08, 14 October 2023 |
Paddle Scotland, formerly the Scottish Canoe Association (Scots: Scots Canoe Associe; Scottish Gaelic: Comann Curach na h-Alba) or SCA, is the national... 6 KB (516 words) - 15:10, 9 April 2024 |
Whitewater kayaking (category Articles containing how-to sections) kayaking includes several styles. River running; where the paddler follows a river and paddles rapids as they travel. Creeking usually involving smaller... 29 KB (4,071 words) - 18:28, 22 March 2024 |
Dragon Boat Festival (redirect from History of the Dragon Boat Festival) Balance an Egg". 24 June 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2013. Chan, Arlene & al. Paddles Up! Dragon Boat Racing in Canada, p. 27. Dundurn Press Ltd., 2009. ISBN 978-1-55488-395-0... 38 KB (3,145 words) - 17:10, 4 May 2024 |
Portage (category Commons category link is the pagename) instructions of the avant. Going upstream was more difficult, as there were many places where the current was too swift to paddle. Where the river bottom... 15 KB (1,893 words) - 18:29, 27 February 2024 |
is operated by the feet of the paddler in the front. The paddle used is usually a 'wing paddle' (although standard asymmetrical paddles can also be used)... 12 KB (1,281 words) - 11:16, 9 May 2024 |
Paddle UK is a national governing body for canoeing and other paddlesports, such as Standup paddleboarding in the United Kingdom. Established in 1936... 8 KB (886 words) - 17:41, 29 March 2024 |
Surf kayaking (section Paddles) surf zones, and with a paddle. A number of kayak designs are used, but all are aimed at better using the waves to propel the craft. Surf kayaking is... 3 KB (459 words) - 15:59, 21 April 2024 |
The dog paddle or doggy paddle is a simple swimming style. It is characterized by the swimmer lying on their chest and moving their hands and legs alternately... 3 KB (279 words) - 21:28, 29 January 2024 |
U.S. National Whitewater Center (category Canoeing and kayaking venues in the United States) offered on the Catawba River, which is adjacent to the USNWC's property. Stand-Up Paddle Boarding – Stand-Up Paddle Boarding is new to the USNWC in 2011... 12 KB (1,240 words) - 18:49, 11 February 2024 |
Folding kayak (redirect from History of the folding kayak) from the Lake Victoria along the River Nile to the Mediterranean Sea. For their honeymoon in 1938 Courtney and his wife paddled Buttercup down the River... 17 KB (2,273 words) - 04:00, 7 May 2024 |