Craig wrote: > I've said it before and I'll say it again, there is plenty of evidence of > the use of very long paddles among the Inuit plus some pretty decent > paddlers here on Paddlewise.seem to have no problems with them. Perhaps this > is an untapped niche in the sport. I have a wing (214 cm), a Werner Kalliste (220 cm), an AT Xception (226 cm) , vintage Werner Little Dipper (243 cm, old narrow blade style), plus have had several GP's at 213 cm. I cannot get used to either the wing or the GP's. The very long Little Dipper is not too long, it is very relaxing to paddle with and very secure in rough water. I had a 229 cm AT but sold it because it was too long, if that makes sense. The 226 AT is my favorite. Second favorite is the Kalliste, which is the right length for that paddle for me. I currently use all these paddles with either a QCC 700 with rudder, or a Seda Ikkuma without. I paddle the QCC 700 at about 4.2 kts for two hours with any of the paddles. But am least tired with the 226 AT. J *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jul 15 2010 - 18:54:44 PDT
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