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Everything about Kayak
Light boat that is paddled
A kayak is a small, narrow human-powered watercraft typically propelled by means of a long, double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Inuktitut word qajaq. In British English, the kayak is also considered to be a kind of canoe. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: KayakA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Effects of a New Form of Resistance-Type High-Intensity Interval Training on Cardiac Structure, Hemodynamics, and Physiological and Performance Adaptations in Well-Trained Kayak Sprint AthletesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The happy isles of OceaniaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The commercialization of user innovations: the development of the rodeo kayak industryCited 185 times
- Go sideways: Outline of canoeing and kayakingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: KayakingA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck.
Verb To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.
Verb To traverse (a body of water) by kayak.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The commercialization of user innovations: the development of the rodeo kayak industry
The influence of pacing strategy on &OV0312;O2 and supramaximal kayak performance
Determinants of kayak paddling performance
Velocity Specificity of Weight Training for Kayak Sprint Performance
Morphological characteristics of Olympic sprint canoe and kayak paddlers
A New Approach to Improve Cognition, Muscle Strength, and Postural Balance in Community-Dwelling Elderly with a 3-D Virtual Reality Kayak Program
Beetroot Juice Improves On-Water 500 M Time-Trial Performance, and Laboratory-Based Paddling Economy in National and International-Level Kayak Athletes
Sensor Combination Selection Strategy for Kayak Cycle Phase Segmentation Based on Body Sensor Networks
🆕 Influential since 2022
Effects of a New Form of Resistance-Type High-Intensity Interval Training on Cardiac Structure, Hemodynamics, and Physiological and Performance Adaptations in Well-Trained Kayak Sprint Athletes
Effects of a paddling-based high-intensity interval training prescribed using anaerobic speed reserve on sprint kayak performance
The Effect of Paddle Stroke Variables Measured by Trainesense SmartPaddle® on the Velocity of the Kayak
Kayak-based low-cost hydrographic surveying system: A demonstration in high altitude proglacial lake associated with Drang Drung Glacier, Zanskar Himalaya
Kayak Drone – a silent acoustic unmanned surface vehicle for marine research
📚 Books worth reading
The happy isles of OceaniaPaul Theroux · 1992
Flim-flam!James Randi, Dominique Le Brun · 1980
Sea kayakingJohn Dowd · 1981
The Essential Sea KayakerDavid Seidman · 1991
The complete book of sea kayakingDerek C. Hutchinson · 1995
Never Turn BackRon Watters · 1994
Kayaking with Eric JacksonEric Jackson · 2016
Fundamentals of kayak navigationBurch, David, David Burch · 1987
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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