Thank you again for an informative and enjoyable video. I’m curious of why you have an adjustable paddle, ie. do you adjust it regularly to conditions? Let’s say if there’s only 10 paddlers in a large boat as opposed to 20 paddlers and the water surface is further away? I only have one paddle, 48”, my height is 5’ 10”, but plan to get a new paddle in the near future.
Hiya thanks for the follow and also the questions/comments........ yes an adjustable is very handy for exactly those reasons. Another reason is the sea state Because we train in a harbour that's really exposed to a northerly wind, sea state can change each training session......I like to run the paddle shorter (119cm - 122cm) in choppy or swelly conditions especially where the water is surging up to the gunwale (gunnel) and sometimes even spilling into the boat I find running a shorter paddle in these conditions minimises the chance of 'crabbing' on the return stroke (which can blow the paddle out of your hand). A shorter length in these conditions also gives me more control of the paddle. In calmer flat conditions (very rare on the harbour but oh so good when we get them!), I run the paddle out to around 125cm. What paddle are you looking at there's so much choice out there now!
Thanks. I still probably get a fixed paddle but longer by one or perhaps two inches than my current one (which is getting a bit weather-beaten). We have plenty of paddles for guests and new paddlers so I can try a few in coming weeks with various lengths. The lake here in Canberra is very different from your waterway, it’s usually calm.
Thank you again for an informative and enjoyable video. I’m curious of why you have an adjustable paddle, ie. do you adjust it regularly to conditions? Let’s say if there’s only 10 paddlers in a large boat as opposed to 20 paddlers and the water surface is further away? I only have one paddle, 48”, my height is 5’ 10”, but plan to get a new paddle in the near future.
Hiya thanks for the follow and also the questions/comments........ yes an adjustable is very handy for exactly those reasons. Another reason is the sea state
Because we train in a harbour that's really exposed to a northerly wind, sea state can change each training session......I like to run the paddle shorter (119cm - 122cm) in choppy or swelly conditions especially where the water is surging up to the gunwale (gunnel) and sometimes even spilling into the boat
I find running a shorter paddle in these conditions minimises the chance of 'crabbing' on the return stroke (which can blow the paddle out of your hand). A shorter length in these conditions also gives me more control of the paddle. In calmer flat conditions (very rare on the harbour but oh so good when we get them!), I run the paddle out to around 125cm. What paddle are you looking at there's so much choice out there now!
Thanks. I still probably get a fixed paddle but longer by one or perhaps two inches than my current one (which is getting a bit weather-beaten). We have plenty of paddles for guests and new paddlers so I can try a few in coming weeks with various lengths. The lake here in Canberra is very different from your waterway, it’s usually calm.
@@yodydee you're very lucky to train on a lake we lose a lot of training time because of our weather