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| Fast and Clean |
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Descriptive of an excellent whitewater run, since it covers the course quickly with a minimum of penalty points. |
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| Fifty |
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A fifty-second penalty assessed when a whitewater paddler misses a gate, moves a gate pole to allow passage, or goes through a gate in the wrong direction. |
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| Five |
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A five-second penalty assessed when a whitewater paddler touches a gate pole. |
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| Flatwater |
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Water that has little or no movement. As an adjective, it describes competitive canoeing on that type of water, as opposed to whitewater canoeing. |
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