My Greenland paddle is even shorter, 80 inches for a 5.8-5.9 paddler. I decided to make my paddles shorter when I heard in one of Heaths's videos that they behave better in strong winds, and they do. It is also more manageable among waves. Ok, yes, that is what storm paddles are for, but I also made my storm paddle shorter. - Julio Chuck wrote: > Another thing that reduces swing weight is a short overall length, and > though John Winters persists in thinking of Greenland paddles as long, > in fact they are, if anything, a bit on the short side. For instance, > I am about average height (5' 8-1/2"), and the overall length of my > standard Greenland paddles, made according to traditional measurements, > is 85 to 86 inches, or about 215 to 218 cm. Many paddlers, however, > buy off-the-rack Greenland paddles that are too long or two wide for > them. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jul 20 1998 - 12:05:49 PDT
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