[Paddlewise] paddling single blade

From: James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:45:20 -0400
A friend just finished the Everglades Challenge with a buddy in a  
Pygmy triple kayak. http://www.WaterTribe.com/Default.aspx? 
ucPtr=WaterTribeHome.ascx  A key strategy to their success was  
switching between a Euro paddle, GP and a canoe style paddle during  
the race to allow their bodies a bit of a shift. During the race they  
would sit on the deck right behind the cockpit to use the canoe  
paddle. I would like to experiment with a single blade in my single  
and double baidarka. Anyone do much paddle touring with a canoe style  
paddle while in a kayak?  Getting the paddle length correct is a big  
question to me.

Jim et al
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