Re: [Paddlewise] Greenland Paddles

TeAntae Turner wrote:
> 
> I had the chance to actually see a Greenland paddle up close at the
> Paddlesport show. Does anyone on the list use one? Back when I asked my
> original newbie questions, two people had mentioned these paddles and said they
> were especially good because it took less upper arm strength.
> 
> Is this the main reason to buy/ make one? Is there a time when a
> Greenland paddle should not be used? At the Lorton, VA show, there will be a
> seminar on them and I plan to attend.

Ah, are you the person who mentioned the Lorton show?  Could you please send 
around more info about it?  I have a handout about it - a 20-page tabloid format 
newspaper thing, which says it is in Pohick Bay Park April 25&26 - says there will 
be kayaks to paddle, but says nothing about who will be there - which companies, 
which vendors, etc.  Do you know?

If you're interested in Greenland paddles and in the Chesapeake Bay area (which I 
assume you are, since you're planning to go to the Lorton event), you might want 
to send your query to the CPAKayaker listserv.  CPA people are kind of 
Inuit-identified, and there's lots of strong feelings about Greenland paddles.  
(I'm not so Inuit-identified, so I'm probably making mistakes about what's Inuit 
and what's from Greenland...) If you're a newbie in the Chesapeake Bay area you 
might also want to check out CPA (Chesapeake Paddlers' Assoc) - good group through 
whom to learn lots of basic skills and things.  

To subscribe to CPAKayaker, send the message "subscribe CPAKayaker" to 
majordomo_at_lists.shire.net.  For general info about CPA, send an email to Greg 
Welker (who is no doubt reading this - you're on this list, Greg, aren't you?) at 
gwelker_at_erols.com.


Joy Hecht
Arlington VA
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