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. Thanks, Tee *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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 *************************************************************************** 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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