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What does portaging mean?

Landing and carrying the boat around a hazard.

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  3. Paddling backward through a rapid

Why: Portaging is landing and carrying the boat around a hazard, often done for harder rapids.

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Portage: carry on around.
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Answer: Landing and carrying the boat around a hazard. Portaging is landing and carrying the boat around a hazard, often done for harder rapids.

  1. Whitewater en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewater
    A portaged rapid is where the boater lands and carries the boat around the hazard.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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