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The difference between rafting and kayaking

2023-05-31

1. The concept of rafting is a way to use various tools to go down the river or river. Basically, you don’t need to paddle with manpower. You can reach the destination smoothly just by controlling the direction. The grades are: White water level 1 to 6. Whitewater is described by white waves rising from raging rivers, called rafting.
2. Kayaking originated from the small boats used by Eskimos for fishing and hunting seals. After a bored Englishman brought it to the UK, it was developed around the world because of its convenience and convenience. It is called kayak.

Kayaks are divided into still water boats and white water boats, flatwater, which vividly describes the calmness of the water surface. Kayaks are generally double-headed paddles, which are divided into parallel paddles and non-parallel paddles. The angle between the two blades of the parallel paddles is 0 degrees, which is suitable for leisure kayaking with low wind speed and low exercise intensity. For boats, the blades of the non-parallel paddles have an angle of 30° and 60° according to the user's habits, so as to minimize the resistance that the wind produces on the blades in windy weather. The power of the kayak comes from the user's paddling instead of the propulsion of the water like rafting.

3. There are different professional boats for both sports. Rafting boats are generally relatively strong, flexible in turning, good in stability, and can carry many people. Most of the white water boats are single. The kayak is generally a maximum of two people, with fast speed and good tracking.

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