MAINE GUIDES TEST
Keel - correct answer ✔✔A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on the outside, to cut down
slide slipping.
Haystacks - correct answer ✔✔Large standing waves which accompany deceleration of a current
Ledge - correct answer ✔✔The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a natural low dam, or as a
series of such dams.
Lining - correct answer ✔✔The use of ropes to work a boat down stream from the shore.
Non-power face - correct answer ✔✔The face of the paddle blade, opposite the power face
Painter - correct answer ✔✔A line attached to bow or stern of a boat
Pitch - correct answer ✔✔A section of a rapid usually steeper than the surrounding section; a drop
Pool - correct answer ✔✔A river section slower and deeper than surrounding sections
Power face - correct answer ✔✔The face of the paddle blade which bears against the water in a normal
forward stroke
Rapid - correct answer ✔✔A section of a river characterized by steepening gradient, increased water,
speed, obstructions and turbulence.
Riffle - correct answer ✔✔A section of a river, shallower than usual, in which small waves are noticeable,
often over a gravel or sand bottom.
,Rocker - correct answer ✔✔The longitudinal curvature of the bottom at the center line of the hull.
Setting - correct answer ✔✔Ferry with bow down stream: largely an eastern term
Sheer - correct answer ✔✔The upward curve of the sides of the hull from amidships to the ends
Throat - correct answer ✔✔The section of a paddle shaft just above the blade
Thwarts - correct answer ✔✔Transverse braces, from gunwale to gunwale, in a boat.
Trim - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔An i curving in cross section from the bilge to the gun whale
Wet suit - correct answer ✔✔A close fitting garnet of neopren sponge which affords thermal insulation
in cold water
White eddy - correct answer ✔✔An area below a ledge or boulder over which water is flowing,
characterized by a highly aerated backflip at the surface.
Beam - correct answer ✔✔The transverse measurement at a boats widest part
Bilge - correct answer ✔✔In the cross section of a hull the point of greatest curvature between the
bottom and the side
Broaching - correct answer ✔✔The turning broadside of a boat due to action of different currents at
bow and stern: sideways against a rock
Channel - correct answer ✔✔A canoeable through river section
,Chute - correct answer ✔✔A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster than the
surrounding water.
Deck - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in white water
Ferry - correct answer ✔✔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) - correct answer ✔✔man made
Green (map color) - correct answer ✔✔vegetation over 6 feet
White (map color) - correct answer ✔✔vegetation under 6 feet
Blue (map color) - correct answer ✔✔water
Brown (map color) - correct answer ✔✔contour lines
Red (map color) - correct answer ✔✔major roadways
Purple (map color) - correct answer ✔✔new additions
Beam (map color) - correct answer ✔✔the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part
, Bracing stroke - correct answer ✔✔any of several paddle strokes providing stability against the capsizing
force of a lateral current; may also be used for turning
Broaching - correct answer ✔✔the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different currents at
bow and stern
Hanging strokes - correct answer ✔✔high bracing strokes, so called because the paddler hangs some of
his weight on the paddle held high
Heavy water - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔an incurving in cross-section from the bilge to the gunwale; throws
water away from you
J-stroke - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔side stroke used to pull canoe toward the paddle
Cross-draw - correct answer ✔✔used with draw strokes primarily from the bow in order to move the
canoe from side to side
Pry - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔for forward motion and turning; describes the arc of the gunwale
Inverted sweep - correct answer ✔✔for single paddling from center of canoe; begin and end stroke away
from boat, sharp hook at finish will turn canoe toward paddle side
Keel - correct answer ✔✔A projecting strip along the bottom of the canoe, on the outside, to cut down
slide slipping.
Haystacks - correct answer ✔✔Large standing waves which accompany deceleration of a current
Ledge - correct answer ✔✔The exposed edge of a rock stratum which acts as a natural low dam, or as a
series of such dams.
Lining - correct answer ✔✔The use of ropes to work a boat down stream from the shore.
Non-power face - correct answer ✔✔The face of the paddle blade, opposite the power face
Painter - correct answer ✔✔A line attached to bow or stern of a boat
Pitch - correct answer ✔✔A section of a rapid usually steeper than the surrounding section; a drop
Pool - correct answer ✔✔A river section slower and deeper than surrounding sections
Power face - correct answer ✔✔The face of the paddle blade which bears against the water in a normal
forward stroke
Rapid - correct answer ✔✔A section of a river characterized by steepening gradient, increased water,
speed, obstructions and turbulence.
Riffle - correct answer ✔✔A section of a river, shallower than usual, in which small waves are noticeable,
often over a gravel or sand bottom.
,Rocker - correct answer ✔✔The longitudinal curvature of the bottom at the center line of the hull.
Setting - correct answer ✔✔Ferry with bow down stream: largely an eastern term
Sheer - correct answer ✔✔The upward curve of the sides of the hull from amidships to the ends
Throat - correct answer ✔✔The section of a paddle shaft just above the blade
Thwarts - correct answer ✔✔Transverse braces, from gunwale to gunwale, in a boat.
Trim - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔An i curving in cross section from the bilge to the gun whale
Wet suit - correct answer ✔✔A close fitting garnet of neopren sponge which affords thermal insulation
in cold water
White eddy - correct answer ✔✔An area below a ledge or boulder over which water is flowing,
characterized by a highly aerated backflip at the surface.
Beam - correct answer ✔✔The transverse measurement at a boats widest part
Bilge - correct answer ✔✔In the cross section of a hull the point of greatest curvature between the
bottom and the side
Broaching - correct answer ✔✔The turning broadside of a boat due to action of different currents at
bow and stern: sideways against a rock
Channel - correct answer ✔✔A canoeable through river section
,Chute - correct answer ✔✔A channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster than the
surrounding water.
Deck - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔A waterproof pack which is carried in the boat in white water
Ferry - correct answer ✔✔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) - correct answer ✔✔man made
Green (map color) - correct answer ✔✔vegetation over 6 feet
White (map color) - correct answer ✔✔vegetation under 6 feet
Blue (map color) - correct answer ✔✔water
Brown (map color) - correct answer ✔✔contour lines
Red (map color) - correct answer ✔✔major roadways
Purple (map color) - correct answer ✔✔new additions
Beam (map color) - correct answer ✔✔the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part
, Bracing stroke - correct answer ✔✔any of several paddle strokes providing stability against the capsizing
force of a lateral current; may also be used for turning
Broaching - correct answer ✔✔the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different currents at
bow and stern
Hanging strokes - correct answer ✔✔high bracing strokes, so called because the paddler hangs some of
his weight on the paddle held high
Heavy water - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔an incurving in cross-section from the bilge to the gunwale; throws
water away from you
J-stroke - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔side stroke used to pull canoe toward the paddle
Cross-draw - correct answer ✔✔used with draw strokes primarily from the bow in order to move the
canoe from side to side
Pry - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔for forward motion and turning; describes the arc of the gunwale
Inverted sweep - correct answer ✔✔for single paddling from center of canoe; begin and end stroke away
from boat, sharp hook at finish will turn canoe toward paddle side
