Saltwood Paddles Vitamin C?
Moderators: kenneth, sbroam, TheKrikkitWars, Mike W., Sir Adam, KNeal, PAC, adamin
Saltwood Paddles Vitamin C?
Anyone have ANY experience with this paddle? Anyone know where to get one?
Re: Saltwood Paddles Vitamin C?
Sheesh. When I read the subject line, I thought some spammer had gotten into the site. 
Here's what I googled:
Saltwood Paddles, Vitamin C page
Here's what I googled:
Saltwood Paddles, Vitamin C page
C-boats Moderator
"Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing-absolutely nothing-half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."
"Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing-absolutely nothing-half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."
Re: Saltwood Paddles Vitamin C?
Ok, looks like I'm gonna have to be the guinea pig on this one.
-
Yukon
- Yukan Canoe
- Posts: 391
- Joined: Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:27 pm
- Location: Whitehorse, Yukon,Canada
- Contact:
Re: Saltwood Paddles Vitamin C?
I have 1 of each of the Saltwood Paddles
Well built and very light. I will sell you 1 of them $150.
There was a few things I dont like about them but of personal nature of what I like in a paddle. Nothing wrong with the Paddle or how its mades. I have not put many miles on them to really test them. I really like my Esquif Paddle.
Well built and very light. I will sell you 1 of them $150.
There was a few things I dont like about them but of personal nature of what I like in a paddle. Nothing wrong with the Paddle or how its mades. I have not put many miles on them to really test them. I really like my Esquif Paddle.
Canoe Instructor and full time canoe fanatic.
Re: Saltwood Paddles Vitamin C?
Yukon, PM sent!
-
yarnellboat
- C Maven
- Posts: 1331
- Joined: Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:54 pm
- Location: Winnipeg
- Contact:
Re: Saltwood Paddles Vitamin C?
Maybe you guys make the exchange on a river here the first weekend of November?
Pat.
Pat.
Re: Saltwood Paddles Vitamin C?
It'd have to be the second weekend in November, I'm not back in the motherland until November 3rd.
I will be looking to paddle some mainland rivers before the new year though!
I will be looking to paddle some mainland rivers before the new year though!
Re: Saltwood Paddles Vitamin C?
The materials design and build quality looks intriguing, especially the hollow shaft.. but as with many paddles I don't like (and get the intention behind) the neck and blade design, which essentially introduces unnecessary water turbulence when slicing, making for a worse catch of the blade in anything other than totally aerated turbulent water.
I always wonder if the guys designing these blades just copy each other, and if they actually know anything about (canoe) paddle stroke hydrodynamics?
Just look at the paddles that some slalom world champions make (or were made with). They should be able to improve upon that with a better technology inside, but I doubt anything other than smooth lines will make a paddle better (than e.g. a Mitchell Premier, the Galasport paddles, Kober Athen) on the outside.
Prove me wrong.. or get back to the drawing board, paddle dabblers!
Cheers,
Jan
I always wonder if the guys designing these blades just copy each other, and if they actually know anything about (canoe) paddle stroke hydrodynamics?
Just look at the paddles that some slalom world champions make (or were made with). They should be able to improve upon that with a better technology inside, but I doubt anything other than smooth lines will make a paddle better (than e.g. a Mitchell Premier, the Galasport paddles, Kober Athen) on the outside.
Prove me wrong.. or get back to the drawing board, paddle dabblers!
Cheers,
Jan