The kayak is a boat which can be one, two or four crew with purpose of sport, such canoe was previously used for fishing, and to achieve displacement in the water, this water vehicle was custom built of its owner and has a single opening through which the crew member will be located when these canoes were used by the Eskimos, they lined them with seal hide.
Currently they are created with a capacity of up to four crew members and help to propel the canoe with the use of paddles, the word kayak is also used to refer to the competition carried out using this type of transport and both situations the word is well used, Example “I always wanted to have a kayak” for the first situation raised, “in March I won the kayak cup” .
There are many varieties of the kayak, and this will depend on the water through which it is navigated, since they adapt the shape and structure of the canoe to facilitate the movement of it, however they all have one characteristic in common and that is that the propulsion will be carried out with oars. In the first place we can define the "recreation kayak" in this case in the canoe the crew member has bare legs and his seat is higher than the other types of kayak, another variation of the kayak mentioned is the "kayak of crossing ” this is used for medium long trips.
It is characteristic of the canoe that it has compartments to carry different implements necessary for the trip. Lastly, the "whitewater kayak" can be mentioned. It has a rounder structure and is prepared to make big jumps. It is used by adventurers who love to travel. waters with a lot of risk.
