Anyone know of a source for a kids/youth paddle? He is 8, and the boat he will be paddling is 21 " wide. Thanks, Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Jim, I recently bought my 10 year old daughter the Werner Point paddle, which made of fiberglass and is for kids. I paid around $75 for it new, and like the other Werner paddles, it is worth every penny I paid for it. I think the sizes it is offered in is 190cm, 200cm, and 210cm. It is a two-piece and can be used feathered or unfeathered. The shaft is a smaller diameter for kids' hands. She is using it with a Wilderness Systems Piccolo kayak. Duane Southern California *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:27 PM 6/15/02 -0400, Strosaker_at_aol.com wrote: >Jim, > >I recently bought my 10 year old daughter the Werner Point paddle, which made >of fiberglass and is for kids. I paid around $75 for it new, and like the >other Werner paddles, it is worth every penny I paid for it. I second the recommendation for the Werner point. A week or so ago I took my two nieces out (one at a time) for a ride in a tandem kayak. We gave them a Werner point paddle to "help" paddle the tandem. One of the cool little features of the paddle is that it's got a smiley face on each blade. We told them to keep the smiley face looking at them and they sort of paddled along with me saying "there's the smiley face...there's the smiley face" each time the paddle came out of the water. The four year old tended to leave the paddle in the water too long but the six year was actually paddling well enough that I was able to synchronize strokes with her from the stern seat in the tandem. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Kids will appreciate the same paddle that older people do. The very light paddles -- graphite. I have experience and am happy with Lightening and Greg Barton graphite paddles. The problem is that they are expensive. One way to deal with this is to buy a light one for the kid and then you can use it every time you are paddling without the kid. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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