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Correct Solutions.
Keel ✔️ A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on the outside,
to cut down slide slipping.
Haystacks ✔️ Large standing waves which accompany deceleration of a
current
Ledge ✔️ The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a natural low
dam, or as a series of such dams.
Lining ✔️ The use of ropes to work a boat down stream from the shore.
Non-power face ✔️ The face of the paddle blade, opposite the power face
Painter ✔️ A line attached to bow or stern of a boat
Pitch ✔️ A section of a rapid usually steeper than the surrounding section;
a drop
Pool ✔️ A river section slower and deeper than surrounding sections
Power face ✔️ The face of the paddle blade which bears against the water
in a normal forward stroke
Rapid ✔️ A section of a river characterized by steepening gradient,
increased water, speed, obstructions and turbulence.
Riffle ✔️ A section of a river, shallower than usual, in which small waves are
noticeable, often over a gravel or sand bottom.
,Rocker ✔️ The longitudinal curvature of the bottom at the center line of
the hull.
Setting ✔️ Ferry with bow down stream: largely an eastern term
Sheer ✔️ The upward curve of the sides of the hull from amidships to the
ends
Throat ✔️ The section of a paddle shaft just above the blade
Thwarts ✔️ Transverse braces, from gunwale to gunwale, in a boat.
Trim ✔️ The angle to the plane of the water at which the boat rides, for
instance, down at the stern, down at the bow, or trimmed even (dead level)
Tumble home ✔️ An i curving in cross section from the bilge to the gun
whale
Wet suit ✔️ A close fitting garnet of neopren sponge which affords
thermal insulation in cold water
White eddy ✔️ An area below a ledge or boulder over which water is
flowing, characterized by a highly aerated backflip at the surface.
Beam ✔️ The transverse measurement at a boats widest part
Bilge ✔️ In the cross section of a hull the point of greatest curvature
between the bottom and the side
Broaching ✔️ The turning broadside of a boat due to action of different
currents at bow and stern: sideways against a rock
Channel ✔️ A canoeable through river section
,Chute ✔️ A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster
than the surrounding water.
Deck ✔️ On a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of wood to which the
gunwhales attach at their ends. In a whitewater canoe or kayak, a covering
for the entire hull to prevent entrance of water
Dry pack ✔️ A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in white water
Ferry ✔️ A maneuver to move laterally across a current by paddling
upstream either backward or forward, and at an angle to the current
Black (map color) ✔️ man made
Green (map color) ✔️ vegetation over 6 feet
White (map color) ✔️ vegetation under 6 feet
Blue (map color) ✔️ water
Brown (map color) ✔️ contour lines
Red (map color) ✔️ major roadways
Purple (map color) ✔️ new additions
Beam (map color) ✔️ the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part
Bracing stroke ✔️ any of several paddle strokes providing stability against
the capsizing force of a lateral current; may also be used for turning
Broaching ✔️ the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different
currents at bow and stern
, Hanging strokes ✔️ high bracing strokes, so called because the paddler
hangs some of his weight on the paddle held high
Heavy water ✔️ the white water term for the phenomena of supernormal
flow in a river, characterized by high standing waves, fast currents, extreme
velocity difference etc
Tumblehome ✔️ an incurving in cross-section from the bilge to the
gunwale; throws water away from you
J-stroke ✔️ forward stroke used in the stern to provide forward
momentum; feathering the stroke outward at the tail counteracts the off-
center stroke and helps to maintain straight line of travel
Draw ✔️ side stroke used to pull canoe toward the paddle
Cross-draw ✔️ used with draw strokes primarily from the bow in order to
move the canoe from side to side
Pry ✔️ side stroke in the stern used both fro sideward movement and for
turning; can be used in bow but is not as powerful as the draw for side
movement
Sweep ✔️ for forward motion and turning; describes the arc of the
gunwale
Inverted sweep ✔️ for single paddling from center of canoe; begin and
end stroke away from boat, sharp hook at finish will turn canoe toward
paddle side
What are the 3 longest rivers in Maine ✔️ The St. John, Androscoggin, and
the Kennebec
Biggest lake in Maine ✔️ Moosehead Lake
Correct Solutions.
Keel ✔️ A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on the outside,
to cut down slide slipping.
Haystacks ✔️ Large standing waves which accompany deceleration of a
current
Ledge ✔️ The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a natural low
dam, or as a series of such dams.
Lining ✔️ The use of ropes to work a boat down stream from the shore.
Non-power face ✔️ The face of the paddle blade, opposite the power face
Painter ✔️ A line attached to bow or stern of a boat
Pitch ✔️ A section of a rapid usually steeper than the surrounding section;
a drop
Pool ✔️ A river section slower and deeper than surrounding sections
Power face ✔️ The face of the paddle blade which bears against the water
in a normal forward stroke
Rapid ✔️ A section of a river characterized by steepening gradient,
increased water, speed, obstructions and turbulence.
Riffle ✔️ A section of a river, shallower than usual, in which small waves are
noticeable, often over a gravel or sand bottom.
,Rocker ✔️ The longitudinal curvature of the bottom at the center line of
the hull.
Setting ✔️ Ferry with bow down stream: largely an eastern term
Sheer ✔️ The upward curve of the sides of the hull from amidships to the
ends
Throat ✔️ The section of a paddle shaft just above the blade
Thwarts ✔️ Transverse braces, from gunwale to gunwale, in a boat.
Trim ✔️ The angle to the plane of the water at which the boat rides, for
instance, down at the stern, down at the bow, or trimmed even (dead level)
Tumble home ✔️ An i curving in cross section from the bilge to the gun
whale
Wet suit ✔️ A close fitting garnet of neopren sponge which affords
thermal insulation in cold water
White eddy ✔️ An area below a ledge or boulder over which water is
flowing, characterized by a highly aerated backflip at the surface.
Beam ✔️ The transverse measurement at a boats widest part
Bilge ✔️ In the cross section of a hull the point of greatest curvature
between the bottom and the side
Broaching ✔️ The turning broadside of a boat due to action of different
currents at bow and stern: sideways against a rock
Channel ✔️ A canoeable through river section
,Chute ✔️ A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster
than the surrounding water.
Deck ✔️ On a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of wood to which the
gunwhales attach at their ends. In a whitewater canoe or kayak, a covering
for the entire hull to prevent entrance of water
Dry pack ✔️ A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in white water
Ferry ✔️ A maneuver to move laterally across a current by paddling
upstream either backward or forward, and at an angle to the current
Black (map color) ✔️ man made
Green (map color) ✔️ vegetation over 6 feet
White (map color) ✔️ vegetation under 6 feet
Blue (map color) ✔️ water
Brown (map color) ✔️ contour lines
Red (map color) ✔️ major roadways
Purple (map color) ✔️ new additions
Beam (map color) ✔️ the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part
Bracing stroke ✔️ any of several paddle strokes providing stability against
the capsizing force of a lateral current; may also be used for turning
Broaching ✔️ the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different
currents at bow and stern
, Hanging strokes ✔️ high bracing strokes, so called because the paddler
hangs some of his weight on the paddle held high
Heavy water ✔️ the white water term for the phenomena of supernormal
flow in a river, characterized by high standing waves, fast currents, extreme
velocity difference etc
Tumblehome ✔️ an incurving in cross-section from the bilge to the
gunwale; throws water away from you
J-stroke ✔️ forward stroke used in the stern to provide forward
momentum; feathering the stroke outward at the tail counteracts the off-
center stroke and helps to maintain straight line of travel
Draw ✔️ side stroke used to pull canoe toward the paddle
Cross-draw ✔️ used with draw strokes primarily from the bow in order to
move the canoe from side to side
Pry ✔️ side stroke in the stern used both fro sideward movement and for
turning; can be used in bow but is not as powerful as the draw for side
movement
Sweep ✔️ for forward motion and turning; describes the arc of the
gunwale
Inverted sweep ✔️ for single paddling from center of canoe; begin and
end stroke away from boat, sharp hook at finish will turn canoe toward
paddle side
What are the 3 longest rivers in Maine ✔️ The St. John, Androscoggin, and
the Kennebec
Biggest lake in Maine ✔️ Moosehead Lake
