Peter and Paddlewise: Andrew seems to be using a wing paddle in the presentation that Peter linked to. Sean Morley also did his circumnavigation of the UK with a wing. I've used a wing for a while now, about 4 months, paddling three times a week. While I like the extra power I get, I would not trust it in serious bracing or ruddering situations, although it rolls without any problems. I'm also finding that paddling hard with it really puts a lot of stress on my shoulders, and I'd like to preserve my shoulders. Right now I'm using an Epic mid wing with the stiffer shaft, but I might consider going down a size and getting the more flexible shaft, to lessen the stress. I'm wondering if sea kayaking with a wing is popular in Oz, and how they relate to bracing, etc. Cheers, Josh ======================== Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum Senior Research Fellow Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel teitelba_at_post.tau.ac.il +972-3-640-6448 www.dayan.org ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Dec 03 2006 - 03:42:40 PST
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