AngeIne BakkIa AngeIne BakkIa

En]oys Whtewater En]oys Whtewater

Kayakng Kayakng
Whtewater kayakng s both chaIIengng and
entertanng actvty that nvoIves paddIng
kayak on movng water body. 1t can be done
ether on gentIy movng water or on dangerous
whtewater. Bver rapds for whtewater
kayakng are cIassfed nto dfferent grades (1
to 61 on the bass of severty or danger of the
rapd. Grade 1 s used to descrbe sIghtIy
movng water wth rppIes that s consdered to
be deaI for the begnners. Grade 2 descrbes
movng water that provdes a smaII degree of
chaIIenge. SmIarIy, grade 6 denotes extremeIy
severe and chaIIengng whtewater such as the
water of Nagara 1aIIs.
7he man equpment requred for whtewater
kayakng ncIudes boat, paddIe, buoyancy ad or
personaI fIotaton devce, heImet and
sprayskrt. 1n addton to these, there are
varous other tooIs that are carred aIong for
seIf- protecton. 7he safety tooIs that one
shouId not forget for whtewater kayakng
comprse a rope throw bag, nose cIps, safety
whstIe and a knfe. 1urthermore, the boater
shouId be weII dressed n order to keep
hmseIflherseIf secure n water temperature.
Whtewater kayakng s dvded nto fve 'sub-
categores' nameIy rver runnng, creekng,
sIaIom, pIayboatng as weII as squrt boatng.
Bver runnng s a tour down the rver. 1t gves
opportunty to experence chaIIengng
whtewater and en]oy the naturaI scenery. Bver
runnng may ncIude Ionger muIt-day trps or
short day trps. Creekng, another form of
kayakng nvoIves very techncaI and dffcuIt
rapds rangng from grade 4 to grade 6. Kayaks
that are used n creekng are more rounded and
possess greater voIume so that these can be
resurfaced swftIy and controIIabIy.
0oreover, sIaIom s a popuIar techncaI
compettve type of kayakng. 1t s the
whtewater sport that aIso appears n OIympc
Games. 7hs form of kayakng s conducted on
Grade 2 to Grade 6 water. Besdes sIaIom and
rver runnng, pIay boatng s aIso an
nterestng form of kayakng. PIay boatng s a
gymnastc knd of kayakng that s aIso
popuIarIy caIIed 1reestyIe or Bodeo. 0oreover,
n squrt boatng, Iong, fIat and Iow-voIume
boats are used to perform specaI moves n
whtewater.
AngeIne BakkIa en]oys dfferent forms of
whtewater kayakng. Apart from whtewater
kayakng, she Ikes to be a part of adventurous
sports Ike campng, bungee ]umpng, hang
gIdng, skng, scuba dvng and many others.
AngeIne BakkIa s a IveIy person and she Ikes
to face new chaIIenges n Ife. 1or further
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