Hello, I am a lurker. I have been subscribed to this list off and on for a couple years now and appreciate all the forwards. I am a 22 yrs old male, I have been kayaking flatwater and ww for 2yrs and need a new paddle. I have ordered a Wavehopper from Perception with all intentions of blowing away all of my paddling friends as we race down the many local rivers and also use this for rapid lake crossings. I would like to use this boat primarily as a trainer to whip myself into better shape - My doctor says I am in fine athletic shape now - but I want to be stronger, faster and have a boat that will do more than my current Overflow (WW). My dimensions are 5'8, 150lbs. and I comfortably use a 206cm. River passage paddle (composite, straight shaft, with a nearly rectangular,rounded off blade). Would an asymmetrical (birdwing) blade be best for Wildwater? Could I still comfortably use it in flatwater? Any recommendations from experienced wildwater paddlers? This Minnesota guy could use your help Thank you, Phil _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free _at_yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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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