RE: [Paddlewise] Bent shaft paddles?

Bob Denton SAID:

>>I saw the bent shaft/plastic blade that you are referring to but it felt
clunky. I have a Lendal carbon bent shaft with glass blades (the carbon
blades broke and are no longer in production)>>

I picked up one of the first new carbon/plastic bent shaft paddles from
Current Designs at the PT Symposium last fall. Nice blades, nice shaft
(with its ovalized grip and no heat-shrink cover to abrade off like the
Lendal type). However, they equipped the bent shaft with these long, skinny
blades, requiring a lower stroke, as opposed to the bit higher style of
movement normally employed with bent shaft paddles. Didn't like it, even
though I got it at cost. Returned it for a "new" Lendal the company had
used to "model" their CD bent shaft (so that's how these guys do research
:-)) 		
The Lendal is the one Bob indicates above. It is very light and there is no
"give" in the blades like the nylon ones I also have. I only use my "new"
paddle for light-duty touring (an oxymoron for me, is that last part of the
sentence!).

About the best paddle I've seen up in my part of the world for price,
stiffness, strength, lightness and durability are the Aquabound
carbon/nylon paddles. I like the Tsunami in a soft dihedral. Try it, you
will like it. Gotta go...studying for First aid/CPR re certification. 

BC'in Ya
Doug Lloyd
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