Paddle

Paddle
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PADDLE. (1) A verb, meaning to splash, dabble or play about in water with the feet or hands.

paddle
A stick with a blade in the end of it used to propel a small boat through the water. The act of using a paddle to propel a boat.
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Paddle boats and Water cycles
Personal Protective Equipment:
One Canadian-approved personal flotation device or life jacket of appropriate size for each person on board
one buoyant heaving line of not less than 15m in length.

Paddles / oars / oarlocks: are they in there and the right size?
Bailing bucket
Wrist/disconnect attachment set ...

The paddle was naturally the first means of propelling a rude craft through the water, and the ingenious savage (probably an indolent rascal) who discovered that a bough of a tree, or the skin of a beast extended to a favoring breeze, ...

A small paddlewheel in a through-hull that pushes water into an engine's cooling system or senses a boat's speed.
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A person sails in a boat, not on her.

"Racing shell, rowing scull, racing canoe or racing kayak" shall mean a manually propelled vessel that is recognized by national or international racing associations for use in competitive racing and one in which all occupants row, scull, or paddle, ...

Vessels propelled by oars, paddles, or other human- or animal-powered means are not included in this definition, nor are they covered in the Steering and Sailing Rules (Rules 4-19)--if you are in a rowboat, canoe, kayak, ...

Oar: Long type of paddle that is applies in pairs to generate drive for the boat
Ocean: Synonym for "a huge chunk of sea"
Offshore wind: A wind blowing off the land, opposite of…
Onshore wind: A wind blowing onto the land ...

Paddle.
If the wind dies, the paddle will help you return to shore.
Marine Clothing.
It is usually cooler on the water than on land. Bring adequate clothing for protection. There's nothing worse than being cold and wet when you're off shore.

Both move through the water powered by a paddle and both are used for similar activities. But there are several differences. To begin with, you are using a double-bladed paddle, allowing for easier correction and extra speed.

The rotomolded super-strong polyethylene hull delivers easy handling, good speed, and superior tracking, making it a blast to paddle whether in moving current or calm waters.

A sailing vessel (using only sails and no motor - otherwise it becomes a power vessel), and vessels propelled by oars or paddles.
A vessel engaged in fishing, whose fishing equipment restricts its maneuverability.

Windvane
A system of lines, pulleys, paddles and clamps that work together with the wind to hold a sailboat on course. New World is equipped with a Monitor windvane.
Windward
In the direction of the wind. Opposite of leeward.

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Canoe - A small narrow boat, propelled by paddles. Canoes usually are pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be covered.
Capsizing - Overturning of a vessel.

sponson - The platform ahead and abaft paddle wheels, usually outside the bulwarks, but sometimes enclosed.
spoon bow - A bow that is shaped like the bowl of a spoon.
spring - A warp or hawser or rope.

A device to attach oars to a rowboat, allowing the operator to row rather than paddle the boat.
observed position
A position or fix determined by observing landmarks or other objects to find the position.

SLIP The difference between the pitch of a propeller, or the mean circumference of a paddle wheel, and the advance of the ship through the water corresponding to one revolution. An inclined launching berth.

They were outfitted with sails and oars, and could be rowed or paddle across the Strait. When the ice grew too thick, the crew and male passengers in exchange for a lower rate, would pull the boat across the ice.

Type of Boat - Other - All types of craft not listed, i.e., racing hydroplanes, kayaks, airboats, houseboats, pontoon boats, rafts, outrigger, canoes, paddle wheel vessels. etc.

LEEBOARD These are paddle-shaped boards installed on the outside of the gunwale on each side of a sailboat. The board on the "lee" side is lowered to prevent leeway.