Steve in Idaho

One thing that would maybe help is if we could actually find a double longer than 230. I've never seen one here. But I wouldn't want to...

With regard to double-bladed canoe paddles... gross. Joking aside, I'll offer a tip of the cap to @Cruiser for fighting the good fight...

I would suggest that the aesthetic pleasure is derived not from the tool, but from the intrinsic act of making that tool do what you...

I think it's best to just call them double-blade or single-blade paddles. Which water craft (canoe, kayak, SUP, etc.) they're used with...

A canoe paddle is like a hand made violin. A kayak paddle is like a kazoo.

A paddle is not only a tool but also an instrument, like a musical instrument. That is, a paddle can be used not only to accomplish...

I spent many summers on the Yough & Cheat Rivers in both rafts and 'yaks (but never canoes) and got pretty proficient with the kayak...

Some data and opinions from 2016...

I know I jumped to the dark side early in my canoeing life because of a work related injury to a shoulder. Back then you got eaten alive...

https://paddlingmag.com/stories/columns/butt-end/kevin-callan-on-how-to-win-paddlings-greatest-debates/

I took a double-blade and a single-blade to Algonquin once a couple of years ago - and found things a bit of a PITA to deal with on...

Ok … at the risk of espousing blasphemy here goes … I am a die hard single blade j-stroke, guide stroke canoeist. That said, due to...

I do have a friend who spends most of his time in a kayak, and he uses a double blade when tripping in his canoe. Works for him, and...

The real question is why would I do that? I have no interest in the double blade. Sure, I went to the dark side when I was young, I...

Yes. "Yes" because I'm too slow a typist to produce a logical and balanced reply like Brian (Cruiser). I have primarily used a double...