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Origins of the Kayak

Kayaks were originally developed by the Inuit, the indigenous peoples living in the Arctic regions of North America and Greenland. The word "kayak" means "man's boat". These first kayaks were constructed as a wooden frame covered by an animal skin such as seal skin. Kayaks were originally built by the man who would use them. The man would measure the frame for the kayak based on his forearm. This measurement style confounded early explorers who tried to duplicate the kayak because each kayak was a little different. Kayaks were used to hunt on the open waters of the Arctic Ocean.