Maine Guide
black - Answer - man made
green - Answer - vegetation over 6 feet
white - Answer - vegetation under 6 feet
blue - Answer - water
brown - Answer - contour lines
red - Answer - major roadways
purple - Answer - new additions
beam - Answer - the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part
bracing stroke - Answer - any of several paddle strokes providing stability against the
capsizing force of a lateral current; may also be used for turning
broaching - Answer - the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different
currents at bow and stern
channel - Answer - a canoeable route through a river section
chute - Answer - a channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster than the
surrounding water
deck - Answer - on a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of wood to which the
gunwales attach at their ends; on a whitewater canoe or kayak, a covering for the entire
hull to prevent entrance of water
eddy - Answer - the area downstream of an obstruction either in midstream or at the
bank, in which the flow is reversed or circular
eddy line - Answer - the sharp boundary at the edge of an eddy between two currents of
different velocity and direction
ferry - Answer - a maneuver to move laterally across a current by paddling upstream
either backward or forward and at an angle to the current
grip - Answer - the extreme upper end of a canoe paddle, shaped for holding with the
palm over the top
black - Answer - man made
green - Answer - vegetation over 6 feet
white - Answer - vegetation under 6 feet
blue - Answer - water
brown - Answer - contour lines
red - Answer - major roadways
purple - Answer - new additions
beam - Answer - the transverse measurement at a boat's widest part
bracing stroke - Answer - any of several paddle strokes providing stability against the
capsizing force of a lateral current; may also be used for turning
broaching - Answer - the turning boatside of a boat due to the action of different
currents at bow and stern
channel - Answer - a canoeable route through a river section
chute - Answer - a channel through a gap or drop in a rapid, steeper and faster than the
surrounding water
deck - Answer - on a traditional canoe, the triangular piece of wood to which the
gunwales attach at their ends; on a whitewater canoe or kayak, a covering for the entire
hull to prevent entrance of water
eddy - Answer - the area downstream of an obstruction either in midstream or at the
bank, in which the flow is reversed or circular
eddy line - Answer - the sharp boundary at the edge of an eddy between two currents of
different velocity and direction
ferry - Answer - a maneuver to move laterally across a current by paddling upstream
either backward or forward and at an angle to the current
grip - Answer - the extreme upper end of a canoe paddle, shaped for holding with the
palm over the top
