Abavelisi be-leash abaphumeleleyo bakuxelela ukuba uhlala uva igama “Kayak” Kwimicimbi yamanzi emidlalo, kodwa ngamanye amaxesha “Kayak” okanye “i-rowboat”. Inyaniso, Ezi ngxelo zichanekile, I-Kayang kunye nokuRhweba ziintlobo ezimbini zeziganeko, ngokudibeneyo ekubhekiselwe kuyo njenge-kayeng.
Kulula ukwahlula phakathi kwezinto ezimbini zobuhlanga: Abavelisi abaphumeleleyo bakuxelela ukuba kwi-kayak imbaleki ihleli esikhepheni kunye neepaddles ngapha nangapha; Kwindawo yokulala, I-Ahlete inamadolo enye esikhepheni kunye neepaddles kwelinye icala lamanzi.
Umvelisi we-leash oxutywe bakuxelela ukuba i-kayak ivela kwisikhephe esincinci esenziwe yi-Eskimos eGreenland. Esi sekhepheni sisongelwe kwisakhelo solusu kunye nolusu lwe-otter, kwaye irhangqwinqwa enepaddles kunye ne-blades kuzo zombini. Inqanawa yomqolo ivela eCanada, Ke ikwabizwa ngokuba yikhefu le-canada. Abavelisi abaphumeleleyo bakuxelela ukuba ngaphakathi 1936, Kwimidlalo ye-olimpiki ye-11 ye-Olimpiki ebanjwe eBerlin, I-Kadak idweliswe njengomdlalo we-Olimpiki osemthethweni.
