Decide what position you are going to paddle from. Get in that position on the water. Place your left hand over the water on the right side of the boat, palm down, even with your eyes. Measure from your palm to the water. That's your shaft length. Then add a blade of a length and width that feels good. I favor a longish ottertail for cruising, and a shorter, wider blade for creeking. Old broken WW kayak paddles are good candidates for the latter. Steve James Farrelly wrote: > 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. *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 31 2008 - 13:28:14 PDT
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