Archive for the 'Canoes & Canoeing' Category

Canoeing, The Reasons To Go

As an outdoor enthusiast, you probably have tried canoeing on a lake or in a river or even in whitewater. It is quite an adventure and if you tried it once, most likely you’ll be wanting more. Enjoying canoeing isn’t that hard.
The equipment isn’t that expensive. Depending on the quality of the canoe, more [...]

What Makes A Canoe

Before trawlers and larger boats were made, villagers used small boats called canoes to travel from one point to the other by sea. This was also used as a means of livelihood especially among fishing communities.
Some historians point out that the canoe was an engineering marvel. This is because the fundamental parts that made it [...]

What Makes Up for an Exercise in Canoeing

If there is such thing as canoeing for health purposes, it concerns paddling that mobilize your muscles and render the upper part (torso) of the body to synchronize with the movement of the arms and shoulders. Solo rowing on a boat or a canoe in the silent waters makes you come face to face with [...]

Understanding Canoe Designs

Learning the different designs of canoes can help you make better choices when it comes to having a great canoe trip. Canoe designs depend on how it is going to be used as well as on the type of environment it is going to be used for. Designs may vary for canoes to be used [...]

Types of Canoes

For a beginner canoe enthusiast, the different types of canoes available may not matter that much. But as one begins to dig deeper and learn more about canoes as a hobby as well as an enjoyable pastime, you can’t fail to notice that there are, after all a history full of different canoe types to [...]

Types of Canoeing

There are a lot of watersports that people can learn. This can be on the surface or under and one activity that requires a lot of upper body strength is canoeing.
Years ago, canoeing was done by the native Indians for traveling and fishing. As man has evolved, these things have become obsolete and are [...]