MAINE GUIDES TEST WITH ALL
ANSWERS
keelg-gcorrectganswer-
Agprojectinggstripgalonggthegbottomgofgthegcanoe,gongthegoutside,gtogcutgdowngslidegslipp
ing.
Haystacksg-gcorrectganswer-
Largegstandinggwavesgwhichgaccompanygdecelerationgofgagcurrent
LEDGEg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegexposedgedgegofgagrockgstratumgwhichgactsgasgagnaturalglowgdam,gorgasgagseriesgofg
suchgdams.
Liningg-gcorrectganswer-Thegusegofgropesgtogworkgagboatgdowngstreamgfromgthegshore.
Non-powergfaceg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegfacegofgthegpaddlegbladegoppositegthegpowergface
painterg-gcorrectganswer-Aglinegattachedgtogbowgorgsterngofgagboat
Pitchg-gcorrectganswer-
Agsectiongofgagrapidgusuallygsteepergthangthegsurroundinggsection;agdrop
Poolg-gcorrectganswer-Agrivergsectiongslowergandgdeepergthangsurroundinggsections
Powergfaceg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegfacegofgthegpaddlegbladegwhichgbearsgagainstgthegwatergingagnormalgforwardgstroke
Rapidg-gcorrectganswer-
Agsectiongofgagrivergcharacterizedgbygsteepeningggradient,gincreasedgwater,speed,obst
ructionsgandgturbulence.
Riffleg-gcorrectganswer-
Agsectiongofgagriver,gshallowergthangusual,gingwhichgsmallgwavesgaregnoticeable,goftengo
vergaggravelgorgsandgbottom.
Rockerg-gcorrectganswer-
Theglongitudinalgcurvaturegofgthegbottomgatgthegcenterglinegofgtheghull.
,Settingg-gcorrectganswer-Ferrygwithgbowgdowngstream:glargelygangeasterngterm
Sheerg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegupwardgcurvegofgthegsidesgofgtheghullgfromgamidshipsgtogthegends
Throatg-gcorrectganswer-Thegsectiongofgagpaddlegshaftgjustgabovegthegblade
Thwartsg-gcorrectganswer-Transversegbraces,gfromggunwalegtoggunwale,gingagboat.
Trackingg-gcorrectganswer-Usegofgropesgtogworkgagcanoegupstreamgfromgthegshore
Trimg-gcorrectganswer-
Theganglegtogthegplanegofgthegwatergatgwhichgthegboatgrides,gforginstance,gdowngatgthegst
ern,gdowngatgthegbow,gorgtrimmedgeveng(deadglevel)
Tumbleghomeg-gcorrectganswer-
Angigcurvinggingcrossgsectiongfromgthegbilgegtogtheggungwhale
Wetgsuitg-gcorrectganswer-
Agclosegfittingggarnetgofgneoprengspongegwhichgaffordsgthermalginsulationgingcoldgwater
Whitegeddyg-gcorrectganswer-
AngareagbelowgagledgegorgBouldergovergwhichgwatergisgflowing,gcharacterizedgbygaghighl
ygaeratedgbackflipgatgthegsurface.
Beamg-gcorrectganswer-Thegtransversegmeasurementgatgagboatsgwidestgpart
Bilgeg-gcorrectganswer-
Ingthegcrossgsectiongofgaghullgthegpointgofggreatestgcurvaturegbetweengthegbottomgandgth
egside
Broachingg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegturninggbroadsidegofgagboatgduegtogactiongofgdifferentgcurrentsgatgbowgandgstern:gsid
ewaysgagainstgagrock
Channelg-gcorrectganswer-Agcanoeablegthroughgrivergsection
Chuteg-gcorrectganswer-
Agchannelgthroughgaggapgorgdropgingagrapid,gsteepergandgfastergthangthegsurroundinggw
ater.
Deckg-gcorrectganswer-
Ongagtraditionalgcanoe,gthegtriangulargpiecegofgwoodgtogwhichgtheggunwhalesgattachgatgt
heirgends.gIngagwhitewatergcanoegorgkayak,gagcoveringgforgthegentireghullgtogpreventgentr
ancegofgwater
Drygpackg-gcorrectganswer-Agwaterproofgpackgwhichgisgcarriedgingthegboatgingwhitegwater
,Eddyg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegareagdownstreamgofgangobstructiongeithergingmidstreamgorgatgthegbankgingwhichgthe
gflowgisgreversedgorgcircular
Ferryg-gcorrectganswer-
Agmaneuvergtogmoveglaterallygacrossgagcurrentgbygpaddlinggupstreamgeithergbackwardg
orgforward,gandgatganganglegtogthegcurrent
Gunwhalesg-gcorrectganswer-
Theguppermostgportiongofgthegsidesgofgthegcanoe,gallgaround
blackg-gcorrectganswer-mangmade
greeng-gcorrectganswer-vegetationgoverg6gfeet
whiteg-gcorrectganswer-vegetationgunderg6gfeet
blueg-gcorrectganswer-water
browng-gcorrectganswer-contourglines
redg-gcorrectganswer-majorgroadways
purpleg-gcorrectganswer-newgadditions
beamg-gcorrectganswer-thegtransversegmeasurementgatgagboat'sgwidestgpart
bracinggstrokeg-gcorrectganswer-
anygofgseveralgpaddlegstrokesgprovidinggstabilitygagainstgthegcapsizinggforcegofgaglateral
gcurrent;gmaygalsogbegusedgforgturning
broachingg-gcorrectganswer-
thegturninggboatsidegofgagboatgduegtogthegactiongofgdifferentgcurrentsgatgbowgandgstern
channelg-gcorrectganswer-agcanoeablegroutegthroughgagrivergsection
chuteg-gcorrectganswer-
agchannelgthroughgaggapgorgdropgingagrapid,gsteepergandgfastergthangthegsurroundinggwa
ter
deckg-gcorrectganswer-
ongagtraditionalgcanoe,gthegtriangulargpiecegofgwoodgtogwhichgtheggunwalesgattachgatgth
eirgends;gongagwhitewatergcanoegorgkayak,gagcoveringgforgthegentireghullgtogpreventgentr
ancegofgwater
eddyg-gcorrectganswer-
thegareagdownstreamgofgangobstructiongeithergingmidstreamgorgatgthegbank,gingwhichgthe
gflowgisgreversedgorgcircular
, eddyglineg-gcorrectganswer-
thegsharpgboundarygatgthegedgegofgangeddygbetweengtwogcurrentsgofgdifferentgvelocityga
ndgdirection
ferryg-gcorrectganswer-
agmaneuvergtogmoveglaterallygacrossgagcurrentgbygpaddlinggupstreamgeithergbackwardg
orgforwardgandgatganganglegtogthegcurrent
gripg-gcorrectganswer-
thegextremeguppergendgofgagcanoegpaddle,gshapedgforgholdinggwithgthegpalmgovergthegto
p
gunwalesg-gcorrectganswer-theguppermostgportiongofgthegsidesgofgthegcanoegallgaround
hanginggstrokesg-gcorrectganswer-
highgbracinggstrokes,gsogcalledgbecausegthegpaddlerghangsgsomegofghisgweightgongthegp
addlegheldghigh
heavygwaterg-gcorrectganswer-
thegwhitegwatergtermgforgthegphenomenagofgsupernormalgflowgingagriver,gcharacterizedgb
yghighgstandinggwaves,gfastgcurrents,gextremegvelocitygdifferencegetc
haystacksg-gcorrectganswer-
largegstandinggwavesgwhichgaccompanygdecelerationgofgagcurrent
keelg-gcorrectganswer-
agprojectinggstripgalonggthegbottomgofgthegcanoe,gongthegoutside,gtogcutgdowngsideslippi
ng
liningg-gcorrectganswer-thegusegofgropesgtogworkgagboatgdownstreamgfromgthegshore
non-powergfaceg-gcorrectganswer-thegfacegofgthegpaddlegbladegoppositegthegpowergface
painterg-gcorrectganswer-aglinegattachedgtogbowgorgsterngofgagboat
powergfaceg-gcorrectganswer-
thegfacegofgthegpaddlegbladegwhichgbearsgagainstgthegwatergingagnormalgforwardgstrokeg(
curvedgconcavegongfancygpaddles)
rockerg-gcorrectganswer-
theglongitudinalgcurvaturegofgthegbottomgatgthegcenterglinegofgtheghullgatgthegkeel;gthegles
sghullgingthegwatergthegmoregresponsivegagboatgis
throatg-gcorrectganswer-thegsectiongofgagpaddlegshaftgjustgabovegthegblade
trackingg-gcorrectganswer-usegofgropesgtogworkgagcanoegupstreamgfromgthegshore
tumblehomeg-gcorrectganswer-angincurvinggingcross-
sectiongfromgthegbilgegtogtheggunwale;gthrowsgwatergawaygfromgyou
ANSWERS
keelg-gcorrectganswer-
Agprojectinggstripgalonggthegbottomgofgthegcanoe,gongthegoutside,gtogcutgdowngslidegslipp
ing.
Haystacksg-gcorrectganswer-
Largegstandinggwavesgwhichgaccompanygdecelerationgofgagcurrent
LEDGEg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegexposedgedgegofgagrockgstratumgwhichgactsgasgagnaturalglowgdam,gorgasgagseriesgofg
suchgdams.
Liningg-gcorrectganswer-Thegusegofgropesgtogworkgagboatgdowngstreamgfromgthegshore.
Non-powergfaceg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegfacegofgthegpaddlegbladegoppositegthegpowergface
painterg-gcorrectganswer-Aglinegattachedgtogbowgorgsterngofgagboat
Pitchg-gcorrectganswer-
Agsectiongofgagrapidgusuallygsteepergthangthegsurroundinggsection;agdrop
Poolg-gcorrectganswer-Agrivergsectiongslowergandgdeepergthangsurroundinggsections
Powergfaceg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegfacegofgthegpaddlegbladegwhichgbearsgagainstgthegwatergingagnormalgforwardgstroke
Rapidg-gcorrectganswer-
Agsectiongofgagrivergcharacterizedgbygsteepeningggradient,gincreasedgwater,speed,obst
ructionsgandgturbulence.
Riffleg-gcorrectganswer-
Agsectiongofgagriver,gshallowergthangusual,gingwhichgsmallgwavesgaregnoticeable,goftengo
vergaggravelgorgsandgbottom.
Rockerg-gcorrectganswer-
Theglongitudinalgcurvaturegofgthegbottomgatgthegcenterglinegofgtheghull.
,Settingg-gcorrectganswer-Ferrygwithgbowgdowngstream:glargelygangeasterngterm
Sheerg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegupwardgcurvegofgthegsidesgofgtheghullgfromgamidshipsgtogthegends
Throatg-gcorrectganswer-Thegsectiongofgagpaddlegshaftgjustgabovegthegblade
Thwartsg-gcorrectganswer-Transversegbraces,gfromggunwalegtoggunwale,gingagboat.
Trackingg-gcorrectganswer-Usegofgropesgtogworkgagcanoegupstreamgfromgthegshore
Trimg-gcorrectganswer-
Theganglegtogthegplanegofgthegwatergatgwhichgthegboatgrides,gforginstance,gdowngatgthegst
ern,gdowngatgthegbow,gorgtrimmedgeveng(deadglevel)
Tumbleghomeg-gcorrectganswer-
Angigcurvinggingcrossgsectiongfromgthegbilgegtogtheggungwhale
Wetgsuitg-gcorrectganswer-
Agclosegfittingggarnetgofgneoprengspongegwhichgaffordsgthermalginsulationgingcoldgwater
Whitegeddyg-gcorrectganswer-
AngareagbelowgagledgegorgBouldergovergwhichgwatergisgflowing,gcharacterizedgbygaghighl
ygaeratedgbackflipgatgthegsurface.
Beamg-gcorrectganswer-Thegtransversegmeasurementgatgagboatsgwidestgpart
Bilgeg-gcorrectganswer-
Ingthegcrossgsectiongofgaghullgthegpointgofggreatestgcurvaturegbetweengthegbottomgandgth
egside
Broachingg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegturninggbroadsidegofgagboatgduegtogactiongofgdifferentgcurrentsgatgbowgandgstern:gsid
ewaysgagainstgagrock
Channelg-gcorrectganswer-Agcanoeablegthroughgrivergsection
Chuteg-gcorrectganswer-
Agchannelgthroughgaggapgorgdropgingagrapid,gsteepergandgfastergthangthegsurroundinggw
ater.
Deckg-gcorrectganswer-
Ongagtraditionalgcanoe,gthegtriangulargpiecegofgwoodgtogwhichgtheggunwhalesgattachgatgt
heirgends.gIngagwhitewatergcanoegorgkayak,gagcoveringgforgthegentireghullgtogpreventgentr
ancegofgwater
Drygpackg-gcorrectganswer-Agwaterproofgpackgwhichgisgcarriedgingthegboatgingwhitegwater
,Eddyg-gcorrectganswer-
Thegareagdownstreamgofgangobstructiongeithergingmidstreamgorgatgthegbankgingwhichgthe
gflowgisgreversedgorgcircular
Ferryg-gcorrectganswer-
Agmaneuvergtogmoveglaterallygacrossgagcurrentgbygpaddlinggupstreamgeithergbackwardg
orgforward,gandgatganganglegtogthegcurrent
Gunwhalesg-gcorrectganswer-
Theguppermostgportiongofgthegsidesgofgthegcanoe,gallgaround
blackg-gcorrectganswer-mangmade
greeng-gcorrectganswer-vegetationgoverg6gfeet
whiteg-gcorrectganswer-vegetationgunderg6gfeet
blueg-gcorrectganswer-water
browng-gcorrectganswer-contourglines
redg-gcorrectganswer-majorgroadways
purpleg-gcorrectganswer-newgadditions
beamg-gcorrectganswer-thegtransversegmeasurementgatgagboat'sgwidestgpart
bracinggstrokeg-gcorrectganswer-
anygofgseveralgpaddlegstrokesgprovidinggstabilitygagainstgthegcapsizinggforcegofgaglateral
gcurrent;gmaygalsogbegusedgforgturning
broachingg-gcorrectganswer-
thegturninggboatsidegofgagboatgduegtogthegactiongofgdifferentgcurrentsgatgbowgandgstern
channelg-gcorrectganswer-agcanoeablegroutegthroughgagrivergsection
chuteg-gcorrectganswer-
agchannelgthroughgaggapgorgdropgingagrapid,gsteepergandgfastergthangthegsurroundinggwa
ter
deckg-gcorrectganswer-
ongagtraditionalgcanoe,gthegtriangulargpiecegofgwoodgtogwhichgtheggunwalesgattachgatgth
eirgends;gongagwhitewatergcanoegorgkayak,gagcoveringgforgthegentireghullgtogpreventgentr
ancegofgwater
eddyg-gcorrectganswer-
thegareagdownstreamgofgangobstructiongeithergingmidstreamgorgatgthegbank,gingwhichgthe
gflowgisgreversedgorgcircular
, eddyglineg-gcorrectganswer-
thegsharpgboundarygatgthegedgegofgangeddygbetweengtwogcurrentsgofgdifferentgvelocityga
ndgdirection
ferryg-gcorrectganswer-
agmaneuvergtogmoveglaterallygacrossgagcurrentgbygpaddlinggupstreamgeithergbackwardg
orgforwardgandgatganganglegtogthegcurrent
gripg-gcorrectganswer-
thegextremeguppergendgofgagcanoegpaddle,gshapedgforgholdinggwithgthegpalmgovergthegto
p
gunwalesg-gcorrectganswer-theguppermostgportiongofgthegsidesgofgthegcanoegallgaround
hanginggstrokesg-gcorrectganswer-
highgbracinggstrokes,gsogcalledgbecausegthegpaddlerghangsgsomegofghisgweightgongthegp
addlegheldghigh
heavygwaterg-gcorrectganswer-
thegwhitegwatergtermgforgthegphenomenagofgsupernormalgflowgingagriver,gcharacterizedgb
yghighgstandinggwaves,gfastgcurrents,gextremegvelocitygdifferencegetc
haystacksg-gcorrectganswer-
largegstandinggwavesgwhichgaccompanygdecelerationgofgagcurrent
keelg-gcorrectganswer-
agprojectinggstripgalonggthegbottomgofgthegcanoe,gongthegoutside,gtogcutgdowngsideslippi
ng
liningg-gcorrectganswer-thegusegofgropesgtogworkgagboatgdownstreamgfromgthegshore
non-powergfaceg-gcorrectganswer-thegfacegofgthegpaddlegbladegoppositegthegpowergface
painterg-gcorrectganswer-aglinegattachedgtogbowgorgsterngofgagboat
powergfaceg-gcorrectganswer-
thegfacegofgthegpaddlegbladegwhichgbearsgagainstgthegwatergingagnormalgforwardgstrokeg(
curvedgconcavegongfancygpaddles)
rockerg-gcorrectganswer-
theglongitudinalgcurvaturegofgthegbottomgatgthegcenterglinegofgtheghullgatgthegkeel;gthegles
sghullgingthegwatergthegmoregresponsivegagboatgis
throatg-gcorrectganswer-thegsectiongofgagpaddlegshaftgjustgabovegthegblade
trackingg-gcorrectganswer-usegofgropesgtogworkgagcanoegupstreamgfromgthegshore
tumblehomeg-gcorrectganswer-angincurvinggingcross-
sectiongfromgthegbilgegtogtheggunwale;gthrowsgwatergawaygfromgyou
