Hi all, I am using Greenland paddles for about 12 years now but I am only an occasional paddler. I have got the impression, small-blade-ultralight-carbon-spoon-paddles made me faster (yes, I tried them and found them impressive), but here is why I stick to the 'fence-plank': 1. Looks much cooler, nobody would ever think I am paddling twice a year 2. For stabilizing the kayak during a rest, I put the paddle under the deck-straps, using it as an outrigger. This is very efficient with proper deck-layout, my kayaks are about 48 cm beam at the waterline and it's not very cool capsizing while putting your jacket on or off. 3. Easy and fun to build them in my workshop 4. Better control while capsized and preparing for a roll 5. Less power on your wrists per stroke. 6. I like the high stroke cadence for stabilizing while paddling (you also could have used a less tippier boat :-) ) Disadvantages: Labour intensive while surfing, bracing requires a lot of paddle movement Cheers Gerald *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri May 18 2001 - 03:01:43 PDT
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