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Canoeing

Interested in canoeing? Interested in kayaking? Whats the difference?

Well.....at Hinckley Water Activities we'll help you get into the sport in no time at all!

We run canoeing activities on our lake called 'The Pit' and also on the nearby Ashby Canal; with both of these paddling locations are easily accessible from our site. We invite members and newcomers to a General Paddling Session on Thursday Evenings (summer months). In this session paddlers can come and try canoeing or kayaking, develop their paddling skills and partake in British Canoe Unions Qualifications.

So what is Canoeing?

Canoeing is where you paddle a canoe. A picture of a canoe is shown below:

Canoes can be paddled solo or by mutiple people and you generally paddle a canoe with a single bladed paddle. A canoeist will normally kneel or sit on a seat/thwart, with their knees bent with their legs almost underneath them.

Internationally, the term canoeing is used as a generic term for both forms though the terms "paddle sports" or "canoe/kayak" are also used. In North America, however, 'canoeing' usually refers only to canoes, as opposed to both canoes and kayaks. Paddling a kayak is also referred to as kayaking.