In a message dated 7/8/2002 8:50:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, jaf30_at_cornell.edu writes: > 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. Evaporation of moisture from your hands in wind and lower air temperatures might be more of a problem than the actual water temperature. I used a Greenland-type paddle all last winter (Long Island Sound) and just made sure -- as indeed I used to also with drip ring equipped Euro paddles -- that I kept my hands dry. For me that means wearing at least surgical latex gloves and at worst chemical rubber gloves, the latter if need be with a military surplus wool-synthetic glove liner. Best regards, Ralph Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com www.PouchBoats.com *************************************************************************** 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 - 07:54:39 PDT
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