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2017-03-23

How The Canoe Activity Became An Olympic Event

By Anthony Thompson


Going to new locations begins a new journey to experience other places by voyagers. Enlightening ones mind and appreciating the attractive sceneries, or do exciting stuff that is worth remembering by accomplishing something in the outdoors. Thins like rock climbing, cliff diving, kayaking, and another equivalent for exciting exercises that will sure cause your blood to rush.

Trip experience relies on its destination and what it can offer for tourists. Just like what Foggy Bottom canoe presents to their visitors, they provide canoe experience for those who wants to try it. The place has a calm river surrounded by beautiful nature that tourists can take pictures or have a picnic on the side of the river.

Aside from the background of the vicinity, the exercise kayaking itself has a great history on how it turned to be a tourist attraction and Olympic sport. Kayaking or open canoe originated in some parts of Europe that include paddling a canoe with a single blade paddle. It was an ancient mode of transportation, and the modernization of the transit was established in the 19th century.

Time passes by, a group of organization turned the transportation into a sport which lately made its appearance in the Olympics back in the summer of 1936. With its exposure, cities and other places that have rivers started acquiring these boats to attract tourists on their locality to boost tourism. This past time exercise is more exhilarating for adrenaline seekers especially when rivers have rapid currents.

For family experiences, there are rivers that are calm and good for exploring the surroundings along with the kids and appreciating the nature itself. Crews that provide instructions are required to be trained and friendly to the people, particularly when giving directions with the use of the canoe. Similar to other exercises, kayaking also has set of guideline to be followed before paddling into the water.

For professionals, similar to those that compete in canoe tournaments like sprint canoe prefer going to speedy current rivers. These competitors place themselves in the kayak in a kneeling position and the important part of getting speed is to have less drag on the water by reducing the impact to the boat. That is why there are several sizes of canoes depending on its use.

Beams with a narrow width of 33 inches wide is great for speed and paddling efficiency, best for racing competitions. The downside is it has low initial stability, meaning it is not easy to balance at first ride. First timers might have a hard time getting on this one, as this kind of model is designed for racing purposes.

On the other hand, medium sizes measuring from 34 to 37 inches is a combination of good capacity and stability. With a boat this wide, two persons can ride this thing and very versatile in paddling, single or tandem. The disadvantage is, it comes second in terms of speed compared to the narrow boats, and last when matched against the next one.

Wide sized kayaks have 38 inches width that has a higher initial stability compared to the two. Advisable for fishing and photography due to its slow pace, poor glide and difficult to paddle alone. Sounds like an easy fishing activity, but judging by its activities, this one is worth writing on the bucket list.




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