- whitewater canoeing
- white·water caˈ·noe·ingn no pl Wildwasserpaddeln nt, Wildwasserkanufahren nt
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
Whitewater canoeing — is the sport of paddling a canoe on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater canoeing can range from simple, carefree gently moving water, to demanding, dangerous whitewater. River rapids are graded like ski runs according … Wikipedia
Stanley whitewater canoeing course — The Stanley whitewater canoeing course at Stanley Wier on the River Tay is one of the most popular sites for recreational and competitive canoeing in Scotland.Situated near the village of Stanley, Perthshire the course is about 10 miles (16 km)… … Wikipedia
Whitewater — is formed in a rapid, when a river s gradient drops enough to disturb its laminar flow and create turbulence, i.e. form a bubbly, or aerated and unstable current; the frothy water appears white. The term is also used loosely to refer to less… … Wikipedia
Whitewater kayaking — is the sport of paddling a kayak on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater kayaking can range from simple, carefree gently moving water, to demanding, dangerous whitewater. River rapids are graded like ski runs according … Wikipedia
Canoeing — A family in a canoe Whitewater kayak Can … Wikipedia
whitewater — white|wa|ter white water [ˌwaıtˈwo:tə US ˈwo:tər, ˈwa: ] n [U] a part of a river that looks white because the water is running very quickly over rocks ▪ whitewater canoeing … Dictionary of contemporary English
whitewater — noun (U) a part of a river that looks white because the water is running very quickly over rocks; rapids: whitewater canoeing … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Whitewater racing — is a competitive discipline of canoeing in which kayaks or canadian canoes are used to negotiate a stretch of river speedily. It is also called wildwater or downriver racing to distinguish it from whitewater slalom racing and whitewater rodeo or… … Wikipedia
Whitewater slalom — is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is… … Wikipedia
Whitewater recreation in Canada — Whitewater recreation is easily available in many parts of Canada. Canada is the second largest country in the world and holds a large percentage of the fresh water found on the planet. Hundreds of rivers that flow out of the mountains, across… … Wikipedia
Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom K-1 — These are the results of the men s K 1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K 1 (kayak single) event is raced by one man kayaks through a whitewater course. The venue for the 2004 Olympic competition was the Olympic… … Wikipedia