i like to kayak but not canoeing. The difference is the  sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle.
I love to canoe but don't like to kayak
Why not Kayak is more fun. It is propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle.
I don't like that enclosed feeling you get. Maybe you can convince me that kayaking is something I should try
, to capsize and right it without it filling with water or ejecting the paddler.
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Some modern boats vary considerably from a traditional design but still claim the title "kayak", for instance in eliminating the cockpit by seating the paddler on top of the boat ("sit-on-top" kayaks); having inflated air chambers surrounding the boat; replacing the single hull by twin hulls, and replacing paddles with other human-powered propulsion methods, such as foot-powered rotational propellers and "flippers
Kayaking
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits facing forward, legs in front, using a double-bladed paddle to pull front-to-back on one side and then the other in rotation. Most kayaks have closed decks, although sit-on-top and inflatable