Canoe

A canoe is a small boat, that is often driven by manpower or womanpower, but also commonly sailed. Canoes are pointed at both ends and usually open on top, but can be covered. Canoes are known as "Paddle boats" in some small towns in the south of Australia.

A 2-person canoe.

The canoe is propelled by the use of paddles, with the number of paddlers depending on the size of the canoe (most commonly 2). Paddlers face in the direction of travel, either seated or kneeling. In this way paddling a canoe can be contrasted with rowing, where the rowers face away from the direction of travel. Paddles may be single-bladed or double-bladed.

Gallery

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  Aluminum canoe, Upper Klamath Lake
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  A dugout canoe of pirogue type in the Solomon Islands
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  Spearing Salmon By Torchlight, an oil painting by Paul Kane
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  Ojibway women in canoe on Leech Lake.

Related pages

• Canoe racing

Other websites

• International Canoe Federation Homepage
• Canadian Canoe Museum Archived 2012-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
• Wooden Canoe Heritage Association
• Canoe