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Everything about Kayaking
Use of a kayak on water
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving over water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on 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 front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable kayaks are growing in popularity as well. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: KayakingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Paddle propulsive force and power balance: a new approach to performance assessment in flatwater kayakingInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The happy isles of OceaniaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Riding the Wave of an Expert: A Successful Talent Development Environment in KayakingCited 91 times
- Go sideways: KayakA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Outline of canoeing and kayakingA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A water sport involving racing, or doing tricks in, a kayak.
Verb present participle and gerund of kayak
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Riding the Wave of an Expert: A Successful Talent Development Environment in Kayaking
Nutrition for power sports: Middle-distance running, track cycling, rowing, canoeing/kayaking, and swimming
Prediction of 200-m Sprint Kayaking Performance
Paddling Force Profiles at Different Stroke Rates in Elite Sprint Kayaking
Prediction of Flatwater Kayaking Performance
Validation of the Flow Theory in an On-Site Whitewater Kayaking Setting
Energetics of kayaking at submaximal and maximal speeds
Kayaking and Wagging of Rods in Shear Flow
🆕 Influential since 2022
Paddle propulsive force and power balance: a new approach to performance assessment in flatwater kayaking
On the Physics of Kayaking
Gender Differences in Adventure Tourists Who Practice Kayaking in Extremadura
Enhanced Maximal Upper-Body Strength Increases Performance in Sprint Kayaking
An Assessment of the Early Symptoms of Energy Deficiency as a Female Athlete Triad Risk among the Polish National Kayaking Team Using LEAF-Q
📚 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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