On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Dave Kruger wrote: > The thread on boats people paddle has been a useful one for me -- > learned a lot about different craft without even getting wet! I'd be > interested in hearing what others use to paddle their boats, and how > their paddle choice has evolved. Here's my saga to kick things off: 218 cm Lightning Ultralight with Struer blades and a 45 or 60 degree offset. The blades on this paddle are oversized. It's a wonderful paddle, nice and light with a good grab on the water and a fairly stiff shaft. This is my wife's current favorite. 220 cm Bratcha II wing paddle, with 60 degree offset. Stiffer and heavier than the Lightning. I'm still figuring out how to use this paddle. 7'6" Cricket greenland paddle. I usually use this when I paddle with my wife. If I'm not going out for a workout I usually take this. Nice looking paddle with a very comfortable blade loom transition. Bow paddle, about 220 cm. No feather, arched shaft, with grips mounted perpendicular to the shaft. I've only used this paddle about 8 to 10 times so far. The technique is different, and I can do a few different strokes with it. I'll probably spend equal time with this and the Greenland in the future. There's a picture of this at http://world.std.com/~jkolsen/html/bow.html It's a good cold weather paddle in that my hands stay dry because the water doesn't run down the shaft. Baldwin 225 cm, 80 degree offset. Almost as light as the Lightning with more flex in the shaft. Nice paddle for someone who doesn't muscle it too much. The shaft is translucent and I left stress fractures in the shaft when I used it for a race. Werner Comano take apart. Spare paddle. I don't like the feel of the blades in the water, the weight, or the feel of the shafts. For the canoe: Barton 14oz carbon bentshafts. Basically my only canoe paddles. I've been meaning to make a cherry (wood) straight shaft to use soloing and doing freestyle. kirk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 25 1998 - 07:03:46 PST
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