Its a canoe.
A canoe is a lightweight, narrow water craft that is open on top and usually pointed at both ends. It is driven by one or more paddlers who are kneeling or sitting and facing the direction in which they are travelling.
Canoe
Canoe
Canoe
The keel provides stability AND steerage.
KEEL
on the bottom
The keel is important because it forces the boat to move forwards when the force of the wind on the sails might also be pushing the boat sideways. The keel stops the boat simply going directly downwind.
The distance between the bottom and the keel of a boat is the draught (British English).
keel
keel
The keel .
Ben Lexen invented the winged keel for the American Cup
In Latin, carina is a word for boat, or the keel of a boat.
how big is a keelboat
A keel stabilizes a boat allowing it to go in a straight line (one direction).