A sport of propelling a light weight, shallow boat, pointed at both ends, by
paddles or sails. The boats were of wooden construction covered in bark or skin, but
modern?day canoes are made from fibre glass. Canoeing was popularised as a sport in the
19th Century.
Two types of canoes are used. The Kayak, derived from the Eskimo model, has a keel on
which the canoeist sits. The Canadian style canoe has no keel and the canoeist keels.
John 'Rob Roy' Macgregor is the acknowledged pioneer of canoeing as a modern sport. |