MAINE GUIDES TEST Agraded
Keel - ans --A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on the outside, to cut down
slide slipping.
Haystacks - ans --Large standing waves which accompany deceleration of a current
Ledge - ans --The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a natural low dam, or
as a series of such dams.
Lining - ans --The use of ropes to work a boat down stream from the shore.
Non-power face - ans --The face of the paddle blade, opposite the power face
Painter - ans --A line attached to bow or stern of a boat
Pitch - ans --A section of a rapid usually steeper than the surrounding section; a drop
Pool - ans --A river section slower and deeper than surrounding sections
Power face - ans --The face of the paddle blade which bears against the water in a
normal forward stroke
Rapid - ans --A section of a river characterized by steepening gradient, increased water,
speed, obstructions and turbulence.
Riffle - ans --A section of a river, shallower than usual, in which small waves are
noticeable, often over a gravel or sand bottom.
Rocker - ans --The longitudinal curvature of the bottom at the center line of the hull.
Setting - ans --Ferry with bow down stream: largely an eastern term
Sheer - ans --The upward curve of the sides of the hull from amidships to the ends
,Throat - ans --The section of a paddle shaft just above the blade
Thwarts - ans --Transverse braces, from gunwale to gunwale, in a boat.
Trim - ans --The angle to the plane of the water at which the boat rides, for instance,
down at the stern, down at the bow, or trimmed even (dead level)
Tumble home - ans --An i curving in cross section from the bilge to the gun whale
Wet suit - ans --A close fitting garnet of neopren sponge which affords thermal
insulation in cold water
White eddy - ans --An area below a ledge or boulder over which water is flowing,
characterized by a highly aerated backflip at the surface.
Beam - ans --The transverse measurement at a boats widest part
Bilge - ans --In the cross section of a hull the point of greatest curvature between the
bottom and the side
Broaching - ans --The turning broadside of a boat due to action of different currents at
bow and stern: sideways against a rock
Channel - ans --A canoeable through river section
Chute - ans --A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster than the
surrounding water.
Deck - ans --On a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of wood to which the
gunwhales attach at their ends. In a whitewater canoe or kayak, a covering for the entire
hull to prevent entrance of water
Dry pack - ans --A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in white water
Ferry - ans --A maneuver to move laterally across a current by paddling upstream either
backward or forward, and at an angle to the current
Black (map color) - ans --man made
Green (map color) - ans --vegetation over 6 feet
White (map color) - ans --vegetation under 6 feet
Blue (map color) - ans --water
Brown (map color) - ans --contour lines
, Red (map color) - ans --major roadways
Purple (map color) - ans --new additions
Beam - ans --the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part
Bracing stroke - ans --any of several paddle strokes providing stability against the
capsizing force of a lateral current; may also be used for turning
Broaching - ans --the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different currents at
bow and stern
Hanging strokes - ans --high bracing strokes, so called because the paddler hangs
some of his weight on the paddle held high
Heavy water - ans --the white water term for the phenomena of supernormal flow in a
river, characterized by high standing waves, fast currents, extreme velocity difference
etc
Tumblehome - ans --an incurving in cross-section from the bilge to the gunwale; throws
water away from you
J-stroke - ans --forward stroke used in the stern to provide forward momentum;
feathering the stroke outward at the tail counteracts the off-center stroke and helps to
maintain straight line of travel
Draw - ans --side stroke used to pull canoe toward the paddle
Cross-draw - ans --used with draw strokes primarily from the bow in order to move the
canoe from side to side
Pry - ans --side stroke in the stern used both fro sideward movement and for turning;
can be used in bow but is not as powerful as the draw for side movement
Sweep - ans --for forward motion and turning; describes the arc of the gunwale
Inverted sweep - ans --for single paddling from center of canoe; begin and end stroke
away from boat, sharp hook at finish will turn canoe toward paddle side
What are the 3 longest rivers in Maine - ans --The St. John, Androscoggin, and the
Kennebec
Biggest lake in Maine - ans --Moosehead Lake
Keel - ans --A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on the outside, to cut down
slide slipping.
Haystacks - ans --Large standing waves which accompany deceleration of a current
Ledge - ans --The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a natural low dam, or
as a series of such dams.
Lining - ans --The use of ropes to work a boat down stream from the shore.
Non-power face - ans --The face of the paddle blade, opposite the power face
Painter - ans --A line attached to bow or stern of a boat
Pitch - ans --A section of a rapid usually steeper than the surrounding section; a drop
Pool - ans --A river section slower and deeper than surrounding sections
Power face - ans --The face of the paddle blade which bears against the water in a
normal forward stroke
Rapid - ans --A section of a river characterized by steepening gradient, increased water,
speed, obstructions and turbulence.
Riffle - ans --A section of a river, shallower than usual, in which small waves are
noticeable, often over a gravel or sand bottom.
Rocker - ans --The longitudinal curvature of the bottom at the center line of the hull.
Setting - ans --Ferry with bow down stream: largely an eastern term
Sheer - ans --The upward curve of the sides of the hull from amidships to the ends
,Throat - ans --The section of a paddle shaft just above the blade
Thwarts - ans --Transverse braces, from gunwale to gunwale, in a boat.
Trim - ans --The angle to the plane of the water at which the boat rides, for instance,
down at the stern, down at the bow, or trimmed even (dead level)
Tumble home - ans --An i curving in cross section from the bilge to the gun whale
Wet suit - ans --A close fitting garnet of neopren sponge which affords thermal
insulation in cold water
White eddy - ans --An area below a ledge or boulder over which water is flowing,
characterized by a highly aerated backflip at the surface.
Beam - ans --The transverse measurement at a boats widest part
Bilge - ans --In the cross section of a hull the point of greatest curvature between the
bottom and the side
Broaching - ans --The turning broadside of a boat due to action of different currents at
bow and stern: sideways against a rock
Channel - ans --A canoeable through river section
Chute - ans --A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster than the
surrounding water.
Deck - ans --On a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of wood to which the
gunwhales attach at their ends. In a whitewater canoe or kayak, a covering for the entire
hull to prevent entrance of water
Dry pack - ans --A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in white water
Ferry - ans --A maneuver to move laterally across a current by paddling upstream either
backward or forward, and at an angle to the current
Black (map color) - ans --man made
Green (map color) - ans --vegetation over 6 feet
White (map color) - ans --vegetation under 6 feet
Blue (map color) - ans --water
Brown (map color) - ans --contour lines
, Red (map color) - ans --major roadways
Purple (map color) - ans --new additions
Beam - ans --the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part
Bracing stroke - ans --any of several paddle strokes providing stability against the
capsizing force of a lateral current; may also be used for turning
Broaching - ans --the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different currents at
bow and stern
Hanging strokes - ans --high bracing strokes, so called because the paddler hangs
some of his weight on the paddle held high
Heavy water - ans --the white water term for the phenomena of supernormal flow in a
river, characterized by high standing waves, fast currents, extreme velocity difference
etc
Tumblehome - ans --an incurving in cross-section from the bilge to the gunwale; throws
water away from you
J-stroke - ans --forward stroke used in the stern to provide forward momentum;
feathering the stroke outward at the tail counteracts the off-center stroke and helps to
maintain straight line of travel
Draw - ans --side stroke used to pull canoe toward the paddle
Cross-draw - ans --used with draw strokes primarily from the bow in order to move the
canoe from side to side
Pry - ans --side stroke in the stern used both fro sideward movement and for turning;
can be used in bow but is not as powerful as the draw for side movement
Sweep - ans --for forward motion and turning; describes the arc of the gunwale
Inverted sweep - ans --for single paddling from center of canoe; begin and end stroke
away from boat, sharp hook at finish will turn canoe toward paddle side
What are the 3 longest rivers in Maine - ans --The St. John, Androscoggin, and the
Kennebec
Biggest lake in Maine - ans --Moosehead Lake
