RE: [Paddlewise] Discovering the greenl

The East Greenland sliding stroke turns any Greenland paddle into a
variable length paddle, so length isn't critical. ;-)

Chuck Holst

 -----Original Message-----
From: Julio MacWilliams [mailto:juliom_at_cisco.com]
Sent: Monday, July 20, 1998 1:06 PM
To: Chuck Holst
Cc: gta; paddlewise
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Discovering the greenl


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.

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