Canoeing
Canoeing the sport og going in a canoe (dict. Of leis., Trav. And tour., 2008, 46P.) Canoeing the sport, hobby, or activity of paddling a canoe (dict. Of sp. And ex. Sc. 2006, 40 P.) Canoeing collective term for the sports of canoeing and kayaking, in colloquial language also known as paddling. The sport is practiced in various forms: 1. Recreational canoeing: canoeing on lakes, rivers, or oceans with » faltboats (collapsable canoe, today mostly plastic boats) as a leisure-time activity. 2. Canoe slalom: speed competition for kayaks or canadian canoes over a slalom course of 600 m, which has white-water features (rapids) as well as natural and artificial obstacles (20-25 gates with widths of 1.2-3.5 M), the gates must be passed downstream or upstream (against the current), either forwards or backwards (stern first). Incorrect passing of a gate results in penalty points. Wearing a helmet and lifebelt is mandatory in canoe slalom. Canoe slalom competitions are held for single kayaks (men and women), single and double canadian canoes (men), and mixed double canadian canoe, individual and team scores are given. 3. Canoe racing: various distances (500 - 10,000 m) have to be covered in the smallest possible time on a regatta course with the kayak or canadian canoe (with one or more athletes). 4. Canoe sailing: high speed race over varying distances in a small rigid sailboat derived from the canoe which is steered by one person. The boat used in canoe sailing is still one of the fastest one-handed sailboats, it can reach velocities up to 26 knots (48 km/h). 5. Canoe polo: two teams with five players each (plus three substitute players) try to drive a hallow ball made of plastic or rubber (weight 350-500 g, circumference 68.5-71.0 Cm) into the opponent’s goal basket from the boat with paddle or hands. The ball cannot be held longer than three seconds. The playing field is a marked-off water area 25-50 m long and 16.7-33.3 M wide, the goal is 4 m wide and 1.5 M high and can be defended with a paddle. Only standard boats made of plastic can be used in canoe polo (maximum length 3 m, width 50-60 cm). 6. White-water kayaking: paddling and/or drifting downstream on a river with rapids (white-water) and currents of varying difficulty. An essential manoeuvre for performing this sport is the » eskimo roll, where the white-water kayaker puts the kayak in the right position after capsizing. 7. Marathon kayaking: endurance kayaking sport practiced on still or flowing water. The courses nave a minimum distance of 20 km for men and 15 km for women, but usually cover the traditional marathon distance of 42.16 Km, portages, i.E. Small overland sections, are often part of the course. (H.Haag &g. Haag, dictionary, 2003, 107 p.)
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