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SKIJAK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- skijaking
1, record 1, English, skijaking
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- skiyaking 2, record 1, English, skiyaking
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
History and imagination are just a part of this book, though, as he and his wife, Barbara, share their adventures hiking, canoeing, parachuting, skijaking, caving, white-water tubing, and scuba diving. 1, record 1, English, - skijaking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Anyone who missed out on the windsurfing craze has a chance to be among the first to try a new sport called skijak (pronounced skeeyak) when Villa Bellevue brings this kooky watersport to Lac Ouimet this summer. Skijakers fasten kayak-like skis to their feet and shuffle across the surface of the water, propelling themselves with elongated kayak paddles. 3, record 1, English, - skijaking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source: Betty Zyvatkauskas, "On the summer side of the Laurentians", the Globe and Mail, June 1st 1985, page S13. 3, record 1, English, - skijaking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Kiner, 41, already saunters across lakes, rivers and even his backyard pool in Slingerlands, N.Y., with nary a hint of divine intervention. Instead he relies on a pair of "Skijaks" -- 11 foot-long polyethylene pontoons that are a cross between skis and kayaks -- and propels himself across the surface with an oversize, twin-bladed paddle. 4, record 1, English, - skijaking
Record 1, Key term(s)
- skijak
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports nautiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ski-kayak
1, record 1, French, ski%2Dkayak
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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