Matt, I guess I _was_ using a "short" paddle back then, then. I didn't realize Chuck was talking so long. I do seem to remember John D advocating long paddles back then, but I could be wrong. And I'm not so sure that a short paddle doesn't force a higher angle that then exposes more blade up where the wind is. For long slogs on the open water in conditions, my low angle, a bit longer paddle, seems to work for me buddy. But I'm open. Well, obviously these white water kayak jockeys are just influencing the purity out of tradition kayaking more than we realize. Dang river runners, anyway. :-) Doug Matt said (snip): >I can't argue with you about paddle length because 215 to 220 is the range I also choose (7 feet is 213.3cm) to use although I'm considerably taller than Doug and have longer arms. I probably sold 90% of the paddles we sold in the 220cm length. Maybe a little longer feeling for small and shorter paddlers but they are lower down in the boat and need to reach more over it to reach the water so there need a little more room between the blades. But you seem to be saying that you are using paddles on the long side when back in the 1980 nearly all sea kayak paddles sold were about 8 feet long (244cm).< . *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jul 20 2010 - 22:19:53 PDT
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