Canoe

A paddled water craft typically having no deck, and generally paddled by a single bladed paddle. The paddler(s) is generally seated on a raised seat or kneeling.

Canoes usually have a greater beam than kayaks, and have a greater carrying capacity. With greater freeboard, which increases carrying capacity and dryer paddling, handling in wind is sacrificed.

A canoe is an elegant lightweight craft when explorations of lakes require portaging the boat from one lake to another. They hold an enormous amount of cargo for their weight, and getting the cargo into and out of the canoe is quite simple. It is also easy to step out and line a canoe through riffles. Moving water trips, like those taken in meandering and Class I rivers (or more technical rivers with portages around the rapids or advanced skills to run rapids) are more comfortable in a canoe.

If winds and waves are not expected to be a problem, a canoe may be a good alternative to the kayak.

Canoes are built of fiberglass, kevlar, ABS (trade names include Royalex and Royalite), polyethylene, carbon fiber, woodstrip, stitch and glue, and skin on frame construction.