Human-powered watercraft
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Human-powered watercraft are watercraft propelled only by human power, instead of being propelled by wind power or an engine.
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A racing scull
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Hand-operated cable ferry
Watercraft
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A watercraft or waterborne vessel is any vehicle designed for travel across or through water bodies, such as a boat, ship, hovercraft, submersible or submarine.
Human-powered watercraft
…Human-powered watercraft are watercraft propelled only by human power, instead of being propelled by wind power (via one or more sails) or an engine. The three main methods of exerting human…
A dinghy
A 17th-century sailing raft in Paita harbour (Peru).
A container ship in the Suez Canal
A Severn-class lifeboat in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England.