KAYAK KEY FEATURES: RECREATIONAL / TOURING
Skeg
(some models)
Stern
Large hatch
Security bar
Seat & seatback
Cockpit
Small hatch
Compass
Bow
Grab handle
Deck lines, bow and stern
Foot brace bolts
Skeg/rudder lanyard
Hull
Rail
Sidewall
Thighbraces
Backband adjuster
Deck
Deck rigging
Rudder (some models)
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FEATURES IN DETAIL
BOW/NOSE: The front of the kayak.
STERN/TAIL: The back of the kayak.
DECK: The top of the kayak.
HULL: The bottom of the kayak.
SIDEWALL: The side of the kayak.
CHINE: The edge where the hull meets the sidewall.
RAIL: The edge where the sidewall meets the deck.
COCKPIT: The area where you sit – surrounded by the
cockpit rim.
FOOT BRACE: Adjustable pedals to rest your feet
against – also used to steer the rudder fitted in some
kayaks.
THIGHBRACES: Shaped, padded braces under which
your thighs and knees are placed to help control the
roll of the kayak.
SEAT & SEATBACK: The seat includes an integral
seatback or adjustable backband to provide lumbar
support.
RUDDER: A movable blade at the stern of the kayak
which helps the boat to turn and track.
SKEG: A fixed blade at the stern of the kayak which
helps the boat to track.
RUDDER LANYARD: Used to deploy and retract
the rudder.
GRAB HANDLE: Moulded plastic handles and both end
used to carry the kayak.
COMPASS: Some touring kayaks feature a position for a
deck-mounted compass.
HATCHES: Allow gear to be stowed inside the kayak –
hatches have a moulded rubber hatch cover to keep
water out and your gear in.
DECK RIGGING: Useful pattern of elasticised rope on the
deck of the kayak, used to store additional items.
DECK LINES: Additional rigging on bow and stern for
attachment and storage.
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