Back to the topic of water, this time without engines and sails – we are speaking of canoeing, kayaking and SUP!

Let’s first clarify one question: what is the difference between canoeing and kayaking? To clarify, canoeing and kayaking differ from rowing where one rear facing team paddles with help of one or two oars. The boat is equipped with sliding seats and is narrow and light inorder to reduce water resistance as far as possible. Canoeing, in contrast, is the sport during which the boat is paddled from a fixed seat with only one paddle. Unlike the oar, the paddle is not attached to the boat via a rowlock, but rather held freely in one’s hands. Kayaking similarly uses a free held paddle but with two blades.

Roughly speaking, canoeing and kayaking are similar,sport acquatici sup while rowing works in completely different way. Lake Garda is the ideal setting for all three sports, offering bays, rock faces and beaches to admire from one’s boat. Nearly all beaches on the eastern, western and northern shore boast centres in which you can rent canoes and kayaks, to dip your paddle in the water during a tour to explore Lake Garda.

Now what is SUP? The acronym SUP stands for Stand Up Paddling, meaning that you paddle while standing on a surfboard. Whether SUP developed from paddling a Canadian style canoe while kneeling or from surfing as it is practiced at a longboard similar to a surfboard, does not matter. The only thing that counts is that both young and old enjoy this sport! There are also sports centres in the entire Lake Garda area. Some of these, such as the one in Manerba del Garda, offer exciting other forms of SUP, adding fitness training and pilates to the sport.