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A billy cart is a popular Australian form of gravity powered vehicle, often homemade and constructed for either recreational or competitive use. The name of the cart tends to vary regionally, with synonyms "go cart" and " hill trolley ".
Billy carts constructed by Cub Scouts and their fathers and carers at The Rooty Hill, NSW Australia. A typical gravity racer cart is usually made of steel, and has 4 wheels, arranged as a fixed rear axle, and a steerable front beam axle – usually with a very simple single central pivot. A seat is arranged at the back, and perhaps the seat ...
The carts have been clocked at up to 60 miles per hour on a downhill homestretch. The finals of the annual Push Cart Derby are hosted at Kaiser's Sports Club. [1] The pushcart derby in Jamaica is credited as the inspiration for the Jamaica national bobsled team. [2] The pushcart derby is also featured in the 1993 movie Cool Runnings.
A paddle float may be used for reentry into a kayak after a capsize in open water. [1] It may also be used for a reentry and roll, or for training a kayak roll. There are two main variants of paddle floats; the inflatable variant and foam variant. The inflatable variant is more popular, but needs to be inflated before use.
A kayak roll or Eskimo roll is the act of righting a capsized kayak by use of body motion and/or a paddle. Typically this is done by lifting the torso towards the surface, flicking the hips to right the kayak, and applying a small force by means of the paddle to assist the torso back over the boat.
Kayak diving has been done in southern California since at least the mid-1990s. [2] [3] More recently it is known from other countries, such as New Zealand, [4] and to a very limited extent the United Kingdom,. [5] One couple has been Kayak diving in Sabah, North Borneo, Malaysia since 2008 with members of the Piasau Divers club.