Information about Water Sport (recreation)
For the sexual activity colloquially known as "watersports", see .
A water sport is a form of recreation where water (other than drinking water) is an essential aspect of the activity. Snel Hest.
For a list of such sports, divided according the participants' position at, below, or above the surface of the water, see list of water sports.
Information in the following areas applies to several distinct water sports in each case:
- Surface water sports
- Boat building
- Boat handling
- Small gasoline engines
- Navigation at sea
- Inland-waters navigation
- Physical-fitness training
- Swimming technique
- Swimming strokes
- Sports coaching
- Team-sports leadership
- Rescue swimming
There are a large number of sports that involve water. The following is a List of water sports, divided by category. These categories are based on the relation of the sports to the water. Some of the sports include only one part related to swimming, as for example Triathlon.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Surface water sports can be divided into two different types; towed water sports and non-towed surface water sports.
..... Click the link for more information.
Towed water sports
These water sports are where the participant is towed behind a boat at varying speeds depending on the particular sport...... Click the link for more information.
Boat building, one of the oldest branches of engineering, is concerned with constructing the hulls of boats and, for sailboats, the masts, spars and rigging.
..... Click the link for more information.
Portions
Each part of the hull has a different name and purpose:..... Click the link for more information.
Seamanship is the art of operating a ship or boat.
It involves a knowledge of a variety of topics and development of specialised skills including:
..... Click the link for more information.
It involves a knowledge of a variety of topics and development of specialised skills including:
- Navigation and international maritime law;
- Weather, meteorology and forecasting;
- Watchstanding;
..... Click the link for more information.
A Petrol engine or Gasoline engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition designed to run on petrol (gasoline) and similar volatile fuels. It differs from a diesel engine in the method of mixing the fuel and air, and in the fact that it uses spark plugs.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Navigation is the process of planning, recording, and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another.[1] The word navigate is derived from the Latin roots navis meaning "ship" and agere meaning "to move" or "to direct.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Aids to Navigation Boats. These boats were designed primarily to serve within the inland waters of the United States. However, the 55' ANB is often employed to service offshore aids as well.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
Physical fitness is used in two close meanings - general fitness (a state of health and well-being) and specific fitness (a task-oriented definition based on the ability to perform specific aspects of sports or occupations).
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
A style is also known as a stroke. "Stroke" can also refer to a single completion of the sequence of body movements repeated while swimming in the given style. It is possible to swim by moving only legs without arms or only arms without legs; such strokes may be used for special
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. Coaching entails the application of sport tactics and strategies during the game or contest itself, and usually
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
captain is an honorary title given to the member of the team primarily responsible for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field.
This role has been particularly important during eras and situations in which coaches have been precluded by the rules
..... Click the link for more information.
This role has been particularly important during eras and situations in which coaches have been precluded by the rules
..... Click the link for more information.
Rescue Swimming refers to skills that enable an individual to attempt a rescue when a swimmer is in difficulty. These include a combination of communication skills, specific "rescue" swimming strokes, and release and evade techniques for self-preservation should the rescue go wrong.
..... Click the link for more information.
..... Click the link for more information.
This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.
Herod_Archelaus
