Collection: Recreational Paddles
Our recreational line is characterized by shorter, wider blades than the traditional paddles, along with laminated blades and shafts often of contrasting woods for aesthetic and practical reasons. Laminated shafts can be strong and light using hardy and heavier woods on the face and sandwiching lighter, weaker ones in the core. The same may be said of the blade – using strong woods on the thinner edge and blade center, with light-weight woods near the shaft where the wood is thickest. Another advantage of laminating is the strength gained by the numerous grain patterns of the various wood strips.
Recreational paddles tend to have a stiffer flex. On the one hand, this feature makes the paddle more efficient by limiting the loss of power transferred from the paddle stroke. However, this makes the paddle harder on the joints and more tiring for a weaker paddler.
These models offer advantages over their traditional cousins: they are easier to use in the shallows, particularly in depths of 18” or less, better in moving water and generally less expensive than traditional paddles.
