Opanga Coiled Leash amakuuzani kuti nthawi zambiri mumamva mawu “kayak” muzochitika zamasewera amadzi, koma nthawi zina “kayak” kapena “bwato lopalasa”. Pamenepo, mawu awa ndi olondola, kayaking ndi kupalasa ndi mitundu iwiri ya zochitika, pamodzi amatchedwa kayaking.
N'zosavuta kusiyanitsa pakati pa mitundu iwiriyi: Opanga ma Leash ophatikizidwa amakuuzani kuti mu kayak wothamanga amakhala m'bwato ndikupalasa mosinthana kumanzere ndi kumanja.; m'bwato lopalasa, wothamanga ali pa bondo limodzi m'ngalawamo ndipo amapalasa mbali imodzi ya madzi.
Wopanga Coiled Leash akukuuzani kuti kayak idachokera ku bwato laling'ono lopangidwa ndi Eskimos ku Greenland.. Bwatoli likukulungidwa pa fupa la mafupa ndi khungu la whale ndi khungu la otter, ndipo amapalasa ndi zopalasa zokhala ndi masamba mbali zonse ziwiri. Boti lopalasa linachokera ku Canada, choncho amatchedwanso bwato lopalasa la ku Canada. Opanga Coiled Leash amakuuzani izi 1936, pa Masewera a Olimpiki a 11 omwe adachitikira ku Berlin, kayaking adalembedwa ngati masewera ovomerezeka a Olimpiki.
