Kayaks and canoes are small boats propelled solely by the power of the people in them. To dream of this type of boat indicates feeling of being self-propelled. If you want to get somewhere, you are going to have to get there with your own force, your own creative power. Not only that, but to move forward, you have to have a specific technique and approach, otherwise you will not go where you desire to go. To dream that you are going backwards in a kayak or canoe indicates that your own efforts are taking you backwards in life rather than helping you move forward. To dream that the boat is going in circles indicates that your own efforts are taking in around in circles. If there is another person in the boat, the same meanings apply, only it indicates that your efforts, along with the efforts of another, are taking you in that particular direction.