Galen Hekhuis wrote:
Has anyone tried to paddle a
kayak with a canoe type paddle in the open water or is the idea too stupid
to even contemplate?

Aleut paddlers in kayaks used single bladed paddles exclusively in some cases.
They also had double blade paddles, however.

The only problem with a single blade paddle in the conventional kayaks that we
paddle is that it isn't as easy to use from the low, sitting position compared
to a kneeling position. The Aleut used a kneeling position with a single blade
- the coaming of their kayaks was quite high and wide.

Mike