My limited experience suggests that a kayak paddle is more efficient for
a solo paddler, especially if the solo paddler does not have a lot of
hours paddling a canoe solo with a single bladed paddle. To some
extent, it is a skill thing, and I have seen inexperienced solo paddlers
do poorly with a single blade, and improve when they switch to a kayak
paddle.

As someone else said, why not take both? You need a spare paddle
anyway, why not make one a single blade, and the other a double blade.

Richard



Bubba wrote:

All of my paddling experience has been with single paddles in a tandem
canoe. In a few weeks I'll be spending quite a lot of time in a solo canoe
(a Prism) in touring mode. Is there any advantage in using a double paddle?
Disadvantage?




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