Akiak

After thirty years of paddling--touring & white water canoe as well as sea kayaking--I decided to explore the Greenland paddle. I couldn't have found a better partner for this venture than GearlabOutdoors Akiak paddle. The fit and finish is up there with the best of my Euro paddles. In particular the joint of the two section paddle is exceptionally secure. Using the Greenland paddle has been pure pleasure. (I'll have to make a point to return to the Euro paddle now and then.) As Cheri Perry, expert in the Greenland paddle, puts it, "The paddle knows a lot and you just need to be aware and listen to what it's saying." Many note the effectiveness as well as comfort of the Greenland paddle. I would add the dialogue on the water, the sensuality of listening to the paddle.

My paddle will be 10 years old next May, it was a 70th birthday present, It is a wonderful paddle and it has stood the test of time. Someone once told me that you couldn’t brace with a Greenland paddle, I proved them wrong..I use it all the time and I hope it lasts the rest of my paddling days. Mine dates from the days of custom colours and is a bright lime green!

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I was a Werner Kalliste Touring paddle man all the way until I watched Dancing With The Sea and decided to give the Greenland paddle a shot.
This paddle allows me to go further with not only less effort but it’s like a complete reduction of fatigue. I thought before using, it was a gimmick. Well I’m 62 and it’s no Gimmick. It’s a Wonder Paddle A marvelously wonderful tool !!!!