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Peter Clinch wrote: wrote: For chucking real money I would spend all the extra or available cash ( after food and rent ) on a BA and a paddle. If you love the sport a high quality BA and Paddle willl make a huge difference. But what paddle? My sea paddle would set you back about =A3200 if you went and bought one yourself. I like it a lot for sea touring, but it's too long for whitewater use and the blades aren't up to the abuse of bouncing off rocks. A polo player would probably have little use for variable feather, and so on. A good paddle is indeed worth spending on, but only when you know what "good" is /for your own situation/. You are quite right . I made an assumption that a sea paddler is a different bird than a white water paddler. I play in both but i believe white water paddling , sea kayaking, open canoeing , single skull rowing are all different sports. I play at all of them but the BA is often the only peice of gear that moves from one to the other. Armed with that information, ( will I paddle on the ocean, do I preffer battering through white water or would I like just paddling on inland water ways for short distances. Each had a different set of tools. Assured of where I want to paddle I can then go shopping for appropriate gear. I think a paddle is a pivotal piece of gear. And it's also the case that a good paddle isn't /necessarily/ a lot of money. A friend paddles his home made baidarka with a home made traditional wooden paddle, basically a long stick with flattened ends. Cost nothing but time, works very well, and it's easier to roll with than my carbon fibre confection. I made a Greenland paddle too. I like my Carbon Fiber confection. I do agree about cost though . I bought a lovely used paddle some years back, I can't get it back off my wife. It is the best paddle I have ever used. This year I spent a lot of money on a bent shaft paddle ( the Scottish one ) It is my spare, Very disapointing. I consider WW and Sea kayaking different sports. The only reason I ww kayak is to speed up my bracing and rescue skills. Well that and showing off seal launches and the likes. It is seasonal here while the sea is always open some where. Alex Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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