Andrew wrote:

You use a 220 cm paddle for whitewater kayaking? Most people use much
shorter paddles, if I'm not mistaken. I have a 198 cm paddle for WW.

Inflatable kayaking. Here I am at Carson Falls on the Kern. Unless
you've run this in your hardshell, please don't call my boat a ducky!

http://cacreeks.com/carsonFalls.jpg

That is the aforementioned Carlisle RS Magic 220cm, by the way.
I prefer the Werner Powerhouse and Lightning Freeride because they
(magically) don't drip down the shaft on my hands, but for rock-bashing
whitewater voyages, a $70 paddle is appealing.