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Re: Paddle length
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 6/8/1999, 8:29 am
In Response To: Paddle length (Bob Hysen)

For touring you would consider your boat's beam and deck height, as well as your own physical size. In the surf your paddle selection owes much more to whitewater criteria. A shorter paddle with wide blades is probably in order.

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Paddle length
Bob Hysen -- 6/7/1999, 10:38 am
Re: Paddle length
Mike Gardner -- 6/8/1999, 8:58 pm
Re: Paddle length
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/8/1999, 11:46 am
Re: Paddle length
Jay Babina -- 6/8/1999, 8:47 am
Re: Paddle length
Mike Scarborough -- 6/8/1999, 8:29 am