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Glossary of Terms:
| Canoe | A flatwater or whitewater craft. Can be open or decked; paddler kneels or sits and uses a single bladed paddle to propell the boat. |
| Crew | This is the term applied to the sport of rowing (e.g. ' I crew' instead of 'I row'). It is also the term used to describe the group of persons rowing in a multi-person boat. |
| Coxswain | This is the person in a sweep rowing boat who gives commands to the crew members and operates the rudder to steer the shell |
| Kayak | A small maneuverable usually one-person whitewater craft of eskimo origin. Paddler sits with legs outstretched and uses a double bladed paddle to propell the boat. The boat is narrow with an oval cockpit covered by a sprayskirt. |
| Paddling | This is the term that refers to both of the sports of canoeing and kayaking, where each person has a single paddle. |
| Sculling | Rowing where each person rows with two oars (one in each hand), both port and starboard. |
| Shell | The term used to describe the boats that people row. Each boat type has its own title: sculling boats are called "singles", "doubles", "quads", and occasionally "octuples" (for 1, 2, 4, or 8 scullers), while sweep boats are called "pairs", "fours", and "eights" (for 2, 4, or 8 rowers). Sweep boats may or may not have coxswains (eights always do), but sculling boats generally do not. |
| Sweep Rowing | Rowing where each person rows with one oar (held in both hands), either port side or starboard side. |
For definitions of other rowing / sculling terms, visit the About.com Rowing Glossary
For definitions of other paddlesports terminology, visit the MultiAdventures.com Paddling Glossary.