The plastic paddles are good for shallow rivers, or anytime you are
likely to hit bottom. Also good when you loan out the canoe. ;-)

I had the good fortune to be able to demo different paddle lengths in my
own boat before I bought a wooden bent shaft paddle. I ended up with a
somewhat different length than the rule of thumb would suggest.

Richard


Julia De Silva wrote:
Hi there everyone.

Recommendations for wooden paddles please. I've currently got 2 plastick
paddles which came with the canoe, and I'm looking to move on to wooden.

1. What's a guide to the correct length ?

2. Which wood is best ?

3. Which design / make of paddle is best ?

We mostly go on smallish rivers, flat or grade 1 water at the most.

Thanks in advance

J