Hey guys & girls. I've been checking out sea breeze for a few months now and finally got the courage to post. I've been paddling flat water on a Naish Nalu with a crap paddle. Need to buy a good paddle and need some suggestions. I am prepared to pay up to $400. Any tips ?
This is good value... Cheap to post...
www.seabreeze.com.au/Classifieds/Stand-Up-Paddle-Paddles-and-Accessories/~bg26s/2011-Naish-CarbonCarbon-Sup-Paddle.aspx?search=vnonrqomtXGL1Jt2vqumCA%3d%3d
But yeah, otherwise, try Quickblade... There's a big range...
www.quickbladepaddles.com/our-paddles.html
Thanks guys.
Appreciate the recommendations.
I picked up my paddle 2nd hand and it's only 2 inches taller then me (I am 6'7"). It doesn't feel right. What's the optimum length over height measurement ?
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Kristi my daughter is a Kialoa Ambassador and got one of these before Christmas to put through its hoops and you definitely need to demo one.
I finished a 23km paddle yesterday and was totally stoked with the way it paddled.
kialoa.com/collections/stand-up-paddles
Are you surfing or racing?
Phill
www.seabreeze.com.au/Classifieds/Stand-Up-Paddle-Paddles-and-Accessories/~avvn2/2012-Kialoa-Lightweight-Sup-Paddles-All-Models.aspx?search=vnonrqomtXGL1Jt2vqumCA%3d%3d
Got a kialoa shaka puu and love it!
This guy is good to deal with!
Brad, Ke Nalu have a paddle for every style of paddling and they have a demo program with local retailers. You can mix, shafts, blades and handles to suit your needs. Try their paddles and see what feels right. As for paddle height I'm down to 8 inches above the head for racing but you'd go longer for general cruising and shorter for surfing.
Brad,
I have a basic "guide calculation" relating to your overall paddling speed. Adds up to 100%.
Roughly; (give or take...)
75% is you - the "athlete"
20% is the board
5% is the paddle
Extra 1% for the fin... (-10% for no fin! )
Your Naish Nalu probably gets a 5/20 compared to other "race" boards.
All the $400 paddles get 4.5 to 5 out of 5. Alloy paddle... say 1 or 1.5 ...
Most of the race boards would cluster around 15-19...
Summary - all the $400 paddles are very good... and won't make different to your speed...
Hi Brad,
Welcome to sea breeze.
Initially, when I saw your user name I thought it's a gee up. I recall back in mid 90's I was working in security at Darling Harbour and I worked with a Michael Jackson, Glen Campbell (think country music) and a Matt Johnson (think Big Wednesday) so I guess it's possible there are numerous Brad Pitts around the world.
Cheers Scotty
Thank you all for you invaluable responses.
Scotty88 I can assure you I am Brad Pitt.
Thanks Simondo for your formula for splitting the atom (only joking). I assume you work with numbers in your employment. Cheers mate.