10 interesting Facts about Kayaks:
10 interesting Facts about Kayaks:
1. Kayak was invented 4000 years ago.
2. The word “Kayak” means “hunter’s Boat”
3. People who created Kayaks are known as “Inuits”.
4. According to Wikipedia there are 8 types of kayaks.
5. Speed of the kayaks depends on the length of it, as in shorter it is the slower it is compared to the longer kayaks.
6. Earlier days seal skin was used to make the Kayaks waterproof.
7. Kayaks known as “umiak” were used by ancient tribes to transport their entire family. These kayaks were up to 60 ft in length.
8. Franz Romer became the first kayaker to cross the Atlantic ocean in 1928, he traveled 4000 miles from Lisbon to Puerto Rico.
9. Kayakers use the International Scale of River Difficulty to specify the strength of the river’s rapid speed.
10. Germany is leading with 81 overall canoe and kayak medals in the Olympics since its inclusion in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin.
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