Re: [Paddlewise] Discovering the greenla

At 07:02 AM 7/21/98 -0400, John Winters wrote:
>Chuck wrote;
>
>(SNIP)
>
>>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.
>
>How long would your paddle be if you were 6'3" tall. My paddle is 205 cm.
>Since it is already shorter than your paddle and I am taller by 6.5" it
>would seem that, using traditional; measurents that would make a Greenland
>paddle for me at least longer if not "long" .
>Or did I miss something.
>
>
>(SNIP)
>
>Cheers,
>John Winters
>Redwing Designs
>Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft
>http://home.ican.net/~735769/
  


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Dana
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