I just made my first carbon fiber greenland paddle, and I'm amazed at how light it turned out, and I'm amazed at how great it feels to use a light, light stick.
I have been entranced by the concept of packrafting and I wonder if any of you folks have tried to get a kitchen kayak paddle crafter to make a nice light raft paddle.
Whitewater paddlers have used super-light carbon paddles by Werner for years, but with a little technique, one can make a paddle weigh much less with sacrificing little on strength. Also, I read on a thread below that Werner doesn't recommend a touring blade for class III… PLEASE realize that Werner is only saying this from a liability standpoint… their paddles are breakable no matter where you use them, a cracked blade all depends on technique! …I've broken more ww werners on the ocean than werner touring paddles on the river.
I realize this paddle I made would not be suitable for packraft, but it exposes the potential:
http://youtu.be/1FD4d8zhVc4
