Kayaking is regarded as a popular adventure sport practiced all over the world. Kayaking involves in traveling across water bodies using a kayak. Kayak is a vessel, which is propelled by means of paddles. The use of paddles is the basic difference between kayaks and canoes. Kayaking has emerged as a popular sport during the twentieth century and the first half of the twenty first century. Kayaking is practiced in almost every country across the world.
Kayaking has various disciplines named sprint, marathon, surfski, sea kayaking , whitewater kayaking , surf kayaking , kayak polo, slalom, sailing, playboating and others. There are many sports organization in different countries with kayaking as their main event. The organizations arrange various kayaking events throughout the year. Various training programs are also organized by them, where people can learn the basic techniques of kayaking .
Kayaking requires various equipments for making the journey in the river safer. The elementary gears for kayaking are kayak with paddle, spare paddle, spray skirt, helmet, wet suit or dry suit, lifejacket, navigation equipment, repair kit, safety gear and first aid kit. One should not also forget to carry food and drinking bottle during the activity. The sport kayaking involves certain risk factor. For this reason, people should be properly equipped for their venture in the river.
