Paddling Glossary
Boat-If you don’t know, stay off the water in one.
Cane Seat-Canoe seat designed to make waffle marks on your posterior.
Canoe-Open-topped kayak for one-armed paddlers, or paddlers with one short arm.
Canoe, Whitewater-Open-topped kayak for one-armed paddlers who like to swim.
Canoe, Aluminium-Rounded-off Johnboat
Dry-Top-Shirt made of the latest Hi-Tech fabric…It’ll stay dry, you won’t.
Flipped-Natural orientation of a kayak.
Float, Paddle-Used by those who fail to remember the natural orientation of a kayak.
Kayak-Closed-topped canoe for those without canoe paddling skills.
Kayak, Sea-Any kayak that turns around in a distance greater than the width of the stream.
Kayak, Whitewater-Any kayak that can’t go straight for a distance greater than its own length.
Neoprene-the lastest advancement in smelly clothing since Paleoprene.
Non-Powered Boat Sticker-another funding source for your local politician’s pay raise.
Paddle (n)- A Stick
Paddle (v)-to flail the water with a stick, hopefully resulting in some form of propulsion
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Paddle, Carbon Fiber-An expensive and fragile stick.
Puddle-A creek in July
Piddle-Used to augment a puddle in July.
Rescue Knife-What you do when you drop your $50.00 knife overboard.
Roll (v)-An impossible manouver made possible by sheer terror.
Roll (n)-What kayakers develop in middle age. Helps to seal the cockpit.
Roll, Failed-The normal kind of roll.
Roll, Successful-When you get really lucky.
Throw Bag-Tossed to hapless paddlers. Often contains a helpful rope. May accidentally contain a less-helpful but nutritious bologna sandwich.
Wet Exit-See Roll, Failed.
From Tim Garland, tgarland@pa.net
Semper Fi!