“And we’re rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
If you come down to the river
I bet you gonna find some people who live
You don’t have to worry if you got no money
People on the river are happy to give”

- Rolling on de river

If Tina Turner knew enough about Kayaking when she wrote this song, you wouldn’t blame her for getting carried away, literally. The word "kayak" means "man's boat" or "hunter's boat" and is today’s most popular mode of getting across water. It typically has a covered deck, and a cockpit covered by a spraydeck, being propelled by a double-bladed paddle by a sitting paddler. The kayak was used by the native Ainu, Aleut and Eskimo hunters in sub-Arctic regions of northeastern Asia, North America and Greenland.

Kayaks are in some parts of the world referred to as canoes but the difference is that the Kayak has a closed cockpit and a canoe an open one. However, there are many sit-on-top kayaks, and these boats are growing in popularity. They also use a two bladed paddle. Another major difference is in the way the paddler sits in the boat. Kayakers sit in a seat on the bottom of the boat with their legs extended out in front of them while Canoeists can either sit on an elevated bench seat or kneel on the bottom of the boat.