Canoeing and kayaking equipment

[[File:A Wide Variety Of Helmets.png|thumb|upright=1.5|alt=A table with ten different types of helmets|Ten different types of helmets with varying designs, materials and coverage.

thumb|right|A B.N. Morris Canoe Company wood-and-canvas canoe built approximately 1912

thumb|Kayak paddlers in Pakistan snow training at [[Hanna Lake]] thumb|right|Inuit|Inuk [[seal hunter in a kayak, armed with a harpoon|alt=Man sitting with legs covered in a boat that tapers to a point at each end holding long, pointed, wooden pole]] thumb|Interior 360 degree photosphere of a kayak at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Click for an immersive 360 degree view.thumb|Kayaking in the Upsala Glacier in [[Los Glaciares National Park]] Kayaks are often used to get closer to marine animals, such as sea otters.|thumb|alt=Photo of a person sitting in a boat holding a

equipment to help the wearer keep afloat in water

thumb|alt=Raft paddle|A rafting paddle A paddle is a handheld tool with an elongated handle and a flat, widened end (the blade) used as a lever to apply force onto the bladed end. It most commonly describes a completely handheld tool used to propel a human-powered watercraft by pushing water in a direction opposite to the direction of travel (i.e. paddling). A paddle is different from an oar (which can be similar in shape and perform the same function via rowing) – an oar is attached to the watercraft via a fulcrum.

thumb|Relief of Borobudur Temple (8th century AD) in [[Central Java, Indonesia, showing a ship with outrigger]] thumb|Outrigger on a contemporary Hawaiian sailing canoeAn outrigger is a projecting structure on a boat, with specific meaning depending on types of vessel. Outriggers may also refer to legs on a wheeled vehicle that are folded out when it needs stabilization, for example on a crane that lifts heavy loads. ==Powered vessels and sailboats==

thumb|Plastic nose clip thumb|Wire nose clip with tether A noseclip or nose clip is a device designed to hold the nostrils closed to prevent water from entering, or air from escaping, by people during aquatic activities such as kayaking, freediving, swimming, synchronized swimming and waterdance.

flexible waterproof cover for a boat

rescue equipment