At 12:58 AM 7/8/02 -0400, Strosaker_at_aol.com wrote: >Sea Kayakers, > >Over the years, I noticed that drip rings on my paddle really didn't keep my >hands and the paddle shaft dry. In waves my hands frequently dipped in the >water anyway. Also, winds blew the water flying off the blades onto my hands >and the paddle shaft. The drip rings were also a small obstacle when >extending the paddle. > >About six months ago, I took the drip rings off and haven't had any problems, >even on recent long paddles of 24, 27, 34 and 40 nautical miles. When the >conditions are calm, my hands and the paddle shaft stay dry without the drip >rings, because the water on the blade flies off the ends. But this may be due >to my moderately fast stroke rate. > >I actually found that I prefer to keep my shaft wet, because the grip feels >better. Just out of curiosity, what's the coldest the water temperatures gets out there in southern California? I've been using a traditional Greenland stick a lot lately and one thing I've noticed is that even without a sliding stroke the paddle gets very wet. It's actually quite refreshing now that the water here is warm but I'm sure I'd prefer a dryer paddle shaft when the water temps are in the 40's. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jul 08 2002 - 05:49:50 PDT
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