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What is Capsize in Canoeing?

Overturning the boat. In slalom a capsize can be recovered with a roll at the cost of seconds; leaving the boat ends the run. In sprint's unstable racing shells, a capsize ends the race outright.

Example: The C1 capsized in the top drop and his final was over.

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