>> In heavy winds a short Greenland storm paddle, used with a sliding stroke really shines. The sliding motion and the design of the paddle leaves very little blade exposed past the pushing hand to catch the wind. A full-size Greenland paddle will produce a noticeable amount of wind drag in a strong head wind but I agree with Barbara that handling in heavy winds is very predictable and this is a tremendous asset when fighting gusty beam winds. >> ************************************************************************* At one point when I was paddling in the strong winds I mentioned yesterday, I switched to my storm paddle, but I didn't feel any difference in wind pressure. Of course, I don't think I was paddling directly into the wind by then. A couple of handy things about using a storm paddle as a spare is that I can carry it on the foredeck, where it is easy to reach, and that it requires no assembly. Since it is a spare, I practice rolling and bracing with it, and occasionally I show off by dropping my standard Greenland paddle, capsizing, grabbing the storm paddle, and rolling up with it. 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 16 1998 - 07:03:36 PDT
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