>Never learn to use a paddle with unfeathered blades... Very dangerous when >if out at sea the wind picks up. OK for soft inland paddlers perhaps, who >stay within their depth so they can walk to shore if they see ripples on the >water ;-) Matter of opinion, I'd guess. Some of us use Greenland paddles almost exclusively now. Not much feather there to be sure. I don't mean to "dis" the modern technology of feathered paddles (nor the bent shafts or wing blades for that matter), but the kayak and its tools have been around a lot longer than these late (albeit useful) inventions. Lot of us even used the unfeathered "modern paddles" for years without any major mishaps at sea. Too many folks take a rather immovable stance on such matters ;) Tom *************************************************************************** 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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