Lately I've been taking with kayaking. I've also been watching Alaska-focused shows, and just discovered that kayaks were created by the Inuit!
Oh thats interesting. Ive always thought kayaks are fun! They are very tiring though, it looks so much easier then it actually is!
Ha! So many of the paddling-on-the-water past times are like that! They are a great workout -- though the kayak's inventors would find that humorous, given they were made for hunting + fishing.
Yes that is funny. I dont like the closed kind because like... spiders and stuff
That, and the fear of being "trapped" in the closed deck. Thankfully, there are sit-on-tops and inflatable kayaks now. Something for everyone -- and no spiders!
Inflatable ones? Ive never seen that! I wonder if those cost as much as normal ones do?
can be easily stored and transported. The boat, when inflated, is kept rigid cross-ways by a foldable removable thwart. This feature makes these boats suitable for liferafts for larger boats or aircraft, and for travel or recreational purposes.
History.
History Early attempts.
There are ancient carved images of animal skins filled with air being used as one-man floats to cross rivers. These floats were inflated by mouth.
The discovery of the process to vulcanize rubber was made by Charles Goodyear in 1838,
became a mainstream popular sport. Now, more than 10 white water kayaking events are featured in the Olympics. While kayaking represents a key international watersport, few academic studies have (to date) been conducted on the role kayaking plays in the lives and activities of the public 
Design.
Kayaks can also be classified by their design and the materials from which they are made. Each design has its specific advantage, including performance, manoeuvrability, stability and paddling style. Kayaks can be made of metal, fibreglass, wood