Kayak
as used by "Eskimos" paddle with double blades. We have different designs from the very stable to the very manoeuvrable. There is not a lot of room in a kayak.

Canadian Canoe
open boat as used by "Red Indians". Propelled by single bladed paddles. Good for taking a picnic. They come in two, three and four person, but the three and four person boats are designed for two adults and one or two children.

½ day trip
about 7 miles we take you upstream and allow you 4 hours to come back with the current.

Day trip
about 14 miles, but you have 8 hours.

Longer trips
we can put you in further upstream. The highest is 80 miles upstream and will take four to five days back to Symonds Yat.

Common Terms: 

Bow - the front
Stern - the back
Gunwale (gunnels) - the sides of a canoe
Cockpit - where you sit in a kayak
Forward stroke - made with the paddle to make the boat go forward
Reverse stroke - to go backwards
Sweep stroke - used to turn a boat
Support stroke - used to stop you capsizing
Capsize - the boat turning upside down with you in it
Falling out - you falling in the water without the boat capsizing
Fast Water - where the current is a little faster then general
A Rapid - faster then above and usually has some obstacles and drops
A Still - water that is not moving - it will grab hold of you and pull you out of the current
An Eddy - where the water move in a direction counter to the current
The Vee - the safe way through a rapid
Down the throat of the Vee - shape on the water
Groyne - rocks or concrete sticking out of the bank to from "still" or "eddies"