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From: Fernando López Arbarello <uktkayak_at_uol.com.ar>
subject: [Paddlewise] Werner Paddles
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:40:51 -0300
I´m looking for information about a paddle named "ARTIC WIND" or similar that
Werner manufactured some years ago, but does not appear on its web-site.
Looking at it´s picture it looks like a Greenland Style Composite paddle. Does
anyone know it ? Is it good ? I tried to contact Werner but the page colapsed
when I selected the option.





Thanks in advance !








UNIÓN DE KAYAKISTAS DE TRAVESÍA


Fernando López Arbarello


uktkayak_at_uol.com.ar





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From: Gerald Foodman <klagjf_at_worldnet.att.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Werner Paddles
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:32:15 -0700
>I´m looking for information about a paddle named "ARTIC WIND" or similar
that
>Werner manufactured some years ago, but does not appear on its web-site.
>Looking at it´s picture it looks like a Greenland Style Composite paddle.
Does
>anyone know it ? Is it good ? I tried to contact Werner but the page
colapsed
>when I selected the option.

I had this paddle for a number of years.  It was discontinued by Werner
because, they told me, there was little interest.  The paddle came only in
lengths greater than 8 feet and up to 9 feet, if I remember correctly.  The
blades were narrow and long similar to a Greenland, but they were modern
fiberglass blades that you could not grip like a wood Greenland.  It was
therefore not possible to cut them shorter because that would force you to
grip it at the blade.  The looms were round.  I enjoyed the paddle and am
now sorry I sold it.

Jerry





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