Per Bill Tuthill:
Stikine is a strange name for a paddle that purports to be a
"creek" paddle. Stikine is a huge river in BC. Rob Lesser was
on the team that first kayaked the Grand Canyon of the Stikine.

I would never buy a black creek paddle, that's just dumb.

I was wondering where they got the name. Thanks for that bit of
enlightenment.

This paddle is for wave ski use.

Tried it yesterday. The decrease in low-end power in foamy
water is noticeable. OTOH, I didn't come out of it with any
shoulder issues and the floaty aspect of the foam core
construction is a significant improvement when it comes to
balancing when I'm just sitting there waiting for a wave.
--
PeteCresswell