Canoeing is developed from canoe, and it is a water transportation tool for human production, labor and daily life. The first kayakers were Eskimos in North America. The earliest kayaks were made of animal skins and bones, and some were carefully carved from a whole tree. Its development is related to people roaming the waters of Europe and northern America.
What happened afterwards? Father of modern kayaking? John McGregor, a scot, built a 4-meter-long, 75-centimeter-wide and 30-kilogram? Nobunoy？ Kayak, from 1864 to 1867, traveled to British waters and visited France, Germany and Sweden. So far, canoeing has a history of 100 years.
There are three kinds of regular canoeing competitions: single, double and four. According to the distance, men are 500M, 1000M, 10000M. Women's 500 meters. Rowing is divided into single and double. According to the race distance, it is 500M, 1000M, 10000M, only for men. The ranking of these two events is determined according to the speed of completing the prescribed schedule.
1. Fancy boat
In kayaking, fancy kayaking is a new sport. 1999, RIOT KAYAK Baitu Kayak Company of Canada designed the first modern fancy ship Disco. Fancy canoe is a relatively small canoe with small size and short length, which is suitable for fancy sports. The general length is about 175gal-2 10cm, and the volume is about 4 1gal-60gal. Because of the relationship between length and volume, it is not recommended to go downstream. If the types of fancy rowing boats are subdivided, generally speaking, there are two kinds of fancy boats. One is the cartwheel base, and the other is the cartwheel base of the aerial base. Usually, the design of the bow and stern is relatively flat, so it is easy to insert the bow and stern into the water, which is suitable for bow stall, stern stall and cartweeel. Please refer to fancy action movies. Relatively speaking, the bow and stern are unstable because they are easy to enter the water, so better control skills are needed.
2. White water boat
Large volume, suitable for exploration of Xiaxi or short-distance rivers. The appropriate length varies according to the terrain. Generally, the length is about 220cm-300cm, and the volume is about 65gal-80gal. At present, there are two kinds of whitewater boats, one is river running and the other is river running. Usually, the volume of a white water boat sailing on a river is about 65 gallons. Suitable for waters below 3+, the capacity of Creeking white water boat is about 74-85 gal. For waters above level 4 and extreme challenges, it is strongly recommended to use rapids to enter the ship.
3. Ocean-going ships
The hull is slender, generally more than 4 meters, with tail rudder, easy to control the direction, suitable for long-distance travel and short-distance travel. 4. Most of the platform canoes are for leisure, and many surfing boats are platform boats.
5. Fishing boats
The leisure boat specially designed for fishing enthusiasts has added fishing racks, bait boxes and anchor racks.
The above five are the five categories of kayaking. These yachts are good equipment for exercise and fitness, and some of them are suitable for travel. Friends in need can learn more about it!