>> All this talk about Greenland style paddles has whetted my desire to make one - does anyone have some good sources for instructions, design info, etc. I did see Joq's reference to "the John Hough articles", but I don't really know where to begin looking for them. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks, Dave >> ************************************************************************** * I wrote an article on how to make a Greenland paddle for HUT!, the monthly publication of the Minnesota Canoe site. It is based on John Heath's article in Sea Kayaker and my own experience. Someday I hope to get it up on the the MCA Web site in HTML format, but meanwhile I have a copy in Adobe Acrobat format that could be put on the Paddlewise Web site for downloading. Can we do that, Jackie? Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
> From: CHUCK_at_multitech.com (Chuck Holst) > > I wrote an article on how to make a Greenland paddle for HUT!, the > monthly publication of the Minnesota Canoe site. It is based on John > Heath's article in Sea Kayaker and my own experience. Someday I hope > to get it up on the the MCA Web site in HTML format, but meanwhile I > have a copy in Adobe Acrobat format that could be put on the Paddlewise > Web site for downloading. Can we do that, Jackie? > > Chuck Holst Ok. Chuck's article on making greenland paddles can now be found at http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/articles/ under "Making Greenland Paddles." This is in Acrobat format which is free software and easy to download if you don't already have it (I have included the URL to obtain the free software next to the file). Nice article. Thanks, Chuck! Cheers, Jackie _ _ _ _ _ \\ / \0/ \ / \0/ \ \\ " " `\ ,sSSs,\, )\w/( ,sSS..)/{) <<..> sSSS_v)/ \ )<*> sSS[(\_]___\ <(_/_o_o_ 'sS[_`-+---+) \----+-------+-------'---`-----\-------------') ~~~~~~~ ~~jf ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~\~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ o \ o \\ o o \\ o o ` (\ o o >jf:-) o (/ o *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Not to be argumentative, but I'm at a loss as to why anyone would want to use an incredibly inefficient old style paddle, when new designs like Wing paddles, make you more stable, and allow you to cruise at much higher speeds with less effort. Its still "human powered", but with better technology. So what am I missing??? Regards, Dan Volker *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On Sat, 28 Mar 1998 11:01:37 -0500, you wrote: >Not to be argumentative, but I'm at a loss as to why anyone would want to >use an incredibly inefficient old style paddle, when new designs like Wing >paddles, make you more stable, and allow you to cruise at much higher speeds >with less effort. Its still "human powered", but with better technology. >So what am I missing??? >Regards, >Dan Volker > Dan - What is missing for most of us is this: A wing style paddle is very sensitive to angle which makes it more difficult to sweep and brace with than a regular paddle. I find that I can not reliably roll with a wing paddle. Admittedly I generally use an aleut style paddle carved from a cedar 2 by 4 which sculls easily and in my experience is less sensitive to minor errors in blade positioning than wing types. By the way I have to agree with the posts that point out commercial "Greenland " paddles are a far cry from the traditional reality. My paddle costs approximately $2.00, a little time, and on the west coast where I paddle is easily replaced from natural renewable sources with a little patience. As for the precise effciency differences check that out with the techies. Practically speaking I have found that supposedly more efficient gear takes a back seat to good technique. I have paddled with people who have just purchased the latest go fast stuff only to have them get very frustrated because they are not instantly great paddlers. It is more important to work on yourself than your gear! Cheers,! Mark. S. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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