[Paddlewise] Lightning v AT paddles

	Both the Lightning and the AT Xception Tour paddles sound wonderful,
cutting edge, examples of high technology.  And fiendishly expensive too.
	I wonder if any Paddlewiser has actually trialled these products in a
comparative sense in the environments for which they were designed, ie,  a
reasonably long sea trip? 
	Reading the blurb from the two manufacturers, they appear to be similar in
weight,  around 800 grams, with the AT retailing at US$449 and the
Lightning at $360 for the expedition model. 
	I note the favorable review of the AT in the April edition of SeaKayaker.
Both makes offer breakdown models, and  of course, the bent shaft
technology of the AT is a major differentiation factor. So has anyone
actually compared the two?  Regards, Peter Rattenbury,  Wollongong, Australia. 

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