Women race in single, double and four-women kayaks but not in canoes.

"He usually takes six people out, each in a single kayak," Mr. Metz said.

Veracruz Adventures will rent you a single or double sit-on-top kayak (prices vary).

The most important attribute in determining the stability of a single hulled kayak is the overall width of its cross section.

I strained to see the yellow-hulled single kayak of the trip's leader, Michael Morgan.

The K-1 (single kayak) event was raced by one-man kayaks through a whitewater course.

Daily rentals for the Hanalei and Wailua rivers are $27 single kayak and $50 double, vehicle mounting or site launching included.

Cost: $40 per person in single or double kayaks; special rates for groups.

He also won the silver medal in the 200m men's single kayak at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Another way to change the pace was to trade off between stable double kayaks and the expedition single kayaks.