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| − | <br>David Spencer
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| − | A '''canoe''' is a relatively small [[boat]], typically human-powered, but also commonly sailed. Canoes are pointed at both ends and usually open on top.
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| − | In its human-powered form, the canoe is propelled by the use of [[paddle]]s, with the number of paddlers depending on the size of canoe. Paddlers face in the direction of travel, either seated on supports in the [[hull (ship)|hull]], or kneeling directly upon the hull. In this way paddling a canoe can be contrasted with [[Watercraft rowing|rowing]], where the rowers face away from the direction of travel. [[Paddle]]s may be single-bladed or double-bladed.
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| − | Sailing Canoes (see [[Canoe Sailing]]) are propelled by means of a variety of sailing rigs. Common classes of modern sailing canoes include the 5sqm and the International 10sqm Sailing canoes. The latter is otherwise known as the International Canoe, and is one of the fastest and oldest competitively sailed boat classes in the western world.
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| − | == Ambiguity over the word ''Canoe'' ==
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| − | Confusingly, the sport of canoeing, organised at the international level by the [[International Canoe Federation]], uses the word ''canoe'' to cover both canoes as defined here, and [[kayak]]s (see below for a brief description of the differences between a kayak and a canoe). In fact, the sport of [[canoe polo]] is exclusively played in kayaks. This confusing use of ''canoe'' to generically cover both canoes and kayaks is not so common in North American usage, but is common in Britain, Australia and presumably many parts of the world, both in sporting jargon and in colloquial speech. In these circumstances, the canoe as defined here is sometimes referred to as an '''open''', '''Canadian''', or '''Indian canoe''', though these terms have their own ambiguities.
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| − | A 'canoe' in this ambiguous sense is a paddled vessel in which the user faces the direction of travel.
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| − | == Design and construction ==
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| − | === The parts of a canoe ===
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| − | [[image:canoe.png|center|View of a typical canoe from above]]
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| − | # [[Boat|Bow]]
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| − | # [[Stern]]
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| − | # [[Hull (ship)|Hull]]
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| − | # Seat
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| − | # Thwart (a horizontal crossbeam near the top of the hull)
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| − | # [[Gunwale]] (pronounced ''gunnel''; the top edge of the hull)
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| − | # Deck (a compartment containing a [[foam]] block which prevents the canoe from sinking if capsized)
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| − | Some canoes, particularly those used for extended trips, are equiped with a yoke across the center of the boat. It is designed to allow one person to carry the canoe, and is sometimes molded to the shape of shoulders.
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