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Evening kayaking on a creek (sh.itjust.works)
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In french, we call this kind of start where you jump in the river "embarquement à l'américaine"... I wonder how you call this in english ?

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I call it "offroad kayaking", though I usually use the term for when you scooch your butt over a shallow bit of river or pull yourself over a mostly submerged log blocking your way.