Canoe

For other uses, see Canoe (disambiguation).

Birch bark canoe, Ilnu Museum in Mashteuiatsh, Quebec, Canada[1]
A B.N. Morris Canoe Company wood-and-canvas canoe built approximately 1912
Birch bark canoe at Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine
Bark canoe in Australia, Howitt 1904
A family riding a canoe in the Western Region of Ghana

A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles.[2]

In British English, the term canoe can also refer to a kayak, whereas canoes are then called Canadian or open canoes to distinguish them from kayaks. However, for official competition purposes, the American distinction between a kayak and a canoe is almost always adopted.[3] At the Olympics, both conventions are used: under the umbrella terms Canoe Slalom and Canoe Sprint, there are separate events for canoes and kayaks.

  1. ^ "Amerindian Museum of Mashteuiat". 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024. Our team is composed of members from the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation
  2. ^ "Bark Canoe Construction". Canadian Museum of History. Government of Canada. Retrieved 21 April 2024. In Canada, the most popular bark for canoe construction has come from the paper birch
  3. ^ Canoe Sprint at Paddle UK (formerly British Canoeing). Retrieved 6 August 2024.