The Italian physician Guido da Vigevano ( c. 1280 − 1349 ), planning for a new crusade, made illustrations for a paddle boat and war carriages that were propelled by manually turned compound cranks and gear wheels ( center of image ).

: For the tool used to raise paddle gear on canal locks, see Windlass (" lock key ")

Berger attributed this to Ferrari's unique semi-automatic paddle shift gearbox, saying that his return would have been delayed if Ferrari still used the traditional gear stick transmission used in all the other F1 cars in 1989.

In addition to the boat and paddle there are several other pieces of gear that are necessary for whitewater paddling.

The gear changes must be made with a mechanical system ( so paddle shifters are not allowed ).

DE and ES models receive a standard CVT with Drive and Low gears ; the GTS model is equipped with a standard Drive and also a Sportronic mode that allows the driver to use 6 different preset gear ratios ( either with the shifter or steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters ).

Pre-Cog is the name given to a system whereby the driver can half-pull the paddle shifter behind the steering wheel to get the transmission ready for an upshift, then instantaneous gear change once the paddle is fully pulled.

The gear can be engaged in manual mode wherein one can move it up and down to change the gears or one could operate the paddle shifters, just behind the steering wheel to perform the same operation.

In Formula One, the system is adapted to fit onto the steering wheel in the form of two paddles ; depressing the right paddle shifts into a higher gear, while depressing the left paddle shifts into a lower one.

The Easytronic can be driven in " manual mode " simply by using the paddle shifter selector to change gears if the driver wishes to do so, or alternatively it can be driven in exactly the same way as a fully conventional automatic — however, many Easytronic owners have complained that gear shifts in " automatic mode " are jerky ; a common complaint with semi-autos based on a conventional manual gearbox.

In order to operate the paddle, the winding gear is purely a geared design, rather than rack and pinion.

In 1997 the Formula One style paddle gear shift electrohydraulic manual transmission was introduced with the Ferrari 355 F1 ( note the dropping of the F before the 355 ) adding £ 6, 000 to the dealer asking price.

Beginners, club paddlers and lesson groups are generally friendly and welcoming to newcomers, and typically only paddle in warm weather months to avoid the need of buying expensive cold water gear.

On some models, the upshift and downshift operations can also be controlled by push-buttons or " paddle shifters " installed on the steering wheel, with an optional display in the instrument panel indicating the current gear selection.

Now imagine if the paddle in box T1 was in a much hotter environment than the gear in box T2 ; it would be expected that the kinetic energy of the gas molecules ( red circles ) hitting the paddle in T1 would be much higher than the gas molecules hitting the gear at T2.

Finally there is also the " Sport " ( UK only )-an ' AMG ' version from factory for the 280 V6 petrol, 220 4 cyl diesel and the 320 V6 diesel ( though not an AMG engine ) trimmed ( including 18 " AMG alloys and wider rear track, suspension set-up, sport / tiptronic / manual gear options, body styling, paddle shifts, sports exhausts, etc.

A paddle dating from this period was found at the crannóg near Dookinella.

On the next outflow of water, his raft was expelled, and Odysseus was able to recover it and paddle away to safety.

Coleco was also able to design and market the Gemini game system which was an exact clone of the 2600, but with combined joystick / paddle controllers.

His later attempt to paddle a kayak to the North Pole in late 2008, following the erroneous prediction of clear water to the Pole, was stymied when his expedition found itself stuck in thick ice after only three days.

Pelton's paddle geometry was designed so that when the rim runs at ½ the speed of the water jet, the water leaves the wheel with very little speed, extracting almost all of its energy, and allowing for a very efficient turbine.

* was an Antelope-class iron paddle sloop launched in 1846 and sold in 1883.

The paddle steamer was off the river for a week while it was being repaired.

* was a first-class paddle frigate launched in 1846 and scrapped in 1864.

An " Inexplosible "- type paddle steamer owned by the mairie was put in place in August 2007, facing place de la Loire and containing a bar.

Cargo was hauled in bateau-anguilles, boats with paddle wheels amidships, and bateaux crabes, a huge toothed ' claw ' wheel across to grip the river bed in the shallows to supplement the paddle wheels.

Going upstream was more difficult since there were many places where the current was too swift to paddle.

A good Brunswick stew must be cooked down slowly, according to stew masters for the Capitol Square event, “ Until the stirring paddle stands up straight in the stew .” When the paddle stood, Brunswick Stew was served to the legislators and hundreds of Virginians who turned out for the event to “ Get a Taste of Brunswick .”

The paddle wheel above the waterline was exposed to enemy fire, while itself preventing the ship from firing broadsides effectively.

In 1839, Canadian-born Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract, and the next year formed the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company to operate the line's four pioneer paddle steamers on the Liverpool – Halifax – Boston route.

The exceptions were that its wheel can be continuously rotated in either direction, and it was missing the extra paddle included on the previous model.

The Namco Jogcon paddle was available for the PlayStation game R4: Ridge Racer Type 4.

An overshot wheel replaced the paddle wheel and was itself replaced later by the turbine.

Toledo was named by Celeste Rochon after a pioneer side wheel paddle steamer operated by Captain Oren Kellogg of the Kellogg Transportation Company.

Before the bridge was built a series of paddle steamers operated from the oddly-named Corporation Pier railway station at the Victoria Pier in Hull to the railway pier in New Holland.

A Kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.

He designed the first strung paddle, devised a set of rules, based on those of squash, handball, and paddleball, and named his game paddle rackets.

That night, the plan was put into operation, but the cable designed to run the boats across broke and the small oars weren't enough to paddle across the fast flowing river.

The principles are designed to assist outdoor enthusiasts with their decisions about how to reduce their impacts when they hike, camp, picnic, snowshoe, run, bike, hunt, paddle, ride horses, fish, ski or climb.

The first ship designed and built for icebreaking purposes was a wooden paddle steamer, City Ice Boat No. 1, that was built for the city of Philadelphia by Vandusen & Birelyn in 1837.

The boathouse, open year round, offers paddle boat rentals and was designed by St. Louis architect Laurent Torno in the style of early 20th century Midwestern boathouse cottages.

They can be designed with shallow drafts, as were the paddle wheel steamers on the Mississippi River that could operate in water under two meters deep.

Whereas most other canal locks have culverts in the side walls to fill and empty the lock, with paddles opening and closing vertically, the locks on the Montgomeryshire were designed with a culvert in the base of the canal, with the paddle sliding horizontally over the culvert.

The Black Beauty paddle pictured on the right was actually designed by doubles champion, Chris Lecakes and manufactured by Nat Marks of MarCraft.

Most paddles are designed to be held with one hand, but a larger paddle may be designed to be held with two hands.

Then, one fairly well known paddler, boat designer, and paddle maker by the name of Jim Snyder decided to try and create a shorter boat that was designed to squirt that could also be used for running and playing on the river.

Further orders for paddle frigates included the 1, 400 ton HMS Birkenhead ( which he designed ) of 1848 which was famously wrecked off South Africa with the loss of over 400 soldiers in 1852.

*, a 6-gun wooden paddle second-rate frigate built in 1845 and sold 1865, designed by Sir William Symonds, which served in the Baltic during the Crimean War.