A sea kayak or touring kayak is a kayak designed for open waters on lakes, bays and oceans. They are seaworthy human-powered watercraft with a covered deck and the ability to incorporate a spray deck,
A modern sea kayak off west Wales
A sea kayak on Valdes Island, British Columbia, Canada
Inuk seal hunter in a kayak, armed with a harpoon
Kayaking in a double on Lake Union in Seattle, USA
A spraydeck is a flexible waterproof cover for a boat with a hole for the passengers' waist. Spraydecks are used to prevent water from entering the boat while allowing passengers to paddle or row.
Sea kayak
…designed for open waters on lakes, bays and oceans. They are seaworthy human-powered watercraft with a covered deck and the ability to incorporate a spray deck, and trade off the manoeuvrability of whitewater kayaks for higher cruising speed, cargo capacity, ease of straight-line paddling (tracking), and comfort…
River canoes equipped with spraydecks for rough water
A kayaker with water washing harmlessly over his stern and the rear of his spraydeck.
Kayaker coming up from a roll, water cascading off his spraydeck.