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10 Things every kayaker should know. Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/4/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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10 Things every kayaker should know.

Ok maybe you don't have to know all these things to enjoy your kayak, but a little knowledge never hurt anyone. To make this easier we have made it multiple guess. BYOP

Congratulations to TeamTek for FTF!!!!

Cache is located at:


N 38 AB.CDE
W 120 FG.HIJ


A. What is it called to push off from shore or an obstruction?


B. What is the paddle stroke used to move the craft sideways, away from the paddle?


C. To perform a sharp turn around a point in the water is?


D. The rim of a kayak to which a spray skirt is attached is called what?


E. What is it called when brush or trees which have fallen into a river, usually on the outside of a bend. Current may sweep through, but the obstruction will stop a craft. Can be deadly.


F. The front or forward end of the kayak is called?


G. The ____ is the low point on the inside of a kayak's hull.


H. What is the circumference of a kayak or other boat's hull at its widest point?


I. Technique of leaving an eddy whereby the paddler points his kayak upstream, plants a high brace, and lets the main current swing him around and into the flow of the river. This technique is called?


J. The right side of the kayak when facing the bow is called what?


Answers:
 

  • DRAFT, value = 1
     

  • ASTERN, value = 5
     

  • BOW, value = 4
     

  • HULL, value = 0
     

  • BILGE, value = 7
     

  • STERN, value = 3
     

  • FACE, value = 6
     

  • PIVOT, value = 9
     

  • GRADIENT, value = 8
     

  • PITCH, value = 2
     

  • SCULLING, value = 3
     

  • BEAR OFF, value = 0
     

  • COCKPIT, value = 5
     

  • AGROUND, value = 1
     

  • BEAM, value = 8
     

  • DUFFEK TURN value = 9
     

  • UNDERWAY, value = 2
     

  • PRY STROKE, value = 6
     

  • STARBOARD, value = 8
     

  • GIRTH, value = 7
     

  • PEELING OUT value = 4
     

  • QUARTERING, value = 3
     

  • STRAINER, value = 9
     

  • COAMING, value = 6
     

  • AFT, value = 1
     

  • BELOW, value = 9

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)