We could barely keep our eyes open when we got into our spray decks.

"That'll instantly release your spray deck so you can wriggle out and swim to the surface," he said.

The addition of spray decks and thigh straps allow more precise control of the craft.

All rafts listed in this article weigh less than five pounds without paddles or spray decks.

Miraculously, we surfaced the other side of the wave only to find that we were rapidly sinking; my spray deck had caved in with the force of the water.

A typical cold water set-up including packraft with thigh straps and spray deck, safety lines, paddle, suitable clothing (such as a dry suit), inflation bag, helmet, backpack, dry bag weigh 15 pounds (7 kg).

One of the oldest parks in the county system, Willson's Woods offers a wave pool, water slides, and a spray deck and water playground, against the backdrop of an English Tudor style bathhouse.

By comparison, people who spray for ants and roaches in their homes or who spray decks or outdoor areas for bugs have already been exposed to much greater concentrations of pyrethrins, Dr. Adel said.

They will have a spraycover, essentially the same type used in kayaking.

They may have a spraycover, resembling a kayak, or be "open," resembling the typical canoe.

A spraydeck (or spraycover or sprayskirt) is a flexible cover for a boat, in particular for a kayak or a canoe.

A kayaker's spraydeck is also known as a "sprayskirt", because it is donned like a skirt before entering the boat.

A spraydeck (or spraycover or sprayskirt) is a flexible cover for a boat, in particular for a kayak or a canoe.