ERGONOMICALLY CORRECT - The GULLWING paddle blades are designed asymmetrical in shape and formed
at an angle which allows the paddler to put maximum surface area in the water faster & easier with less effort to achieve
more efficient power.
Dive! Dive!
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PADDLE FEATURES
• Aluminum alloy handle
• Nylon and fiberglass blades
• Powder coated textured handle
• New model for anglers
• Light weight
• Powerful curved blade
• Easily flipped to reverse direction
PADDLES
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With the front compartment flooded, the
kayak was completely swamped.
The best results for recovery after a cap-
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size occurred when the paddler entered the
water and tilted the kayak onto its side. The
front compartment retained only six litres.
No problem.
The day compartment 10 litres, and the rear
compartment 15 litres. We could then put
on the hatch covers, re-enter the kayak and
pump most of the water out of the cockpit.
This made the kayak unstable but marginally
manoeuvrable. However, this rescue would
be very hard to perform in rough seas. Also,
pumping out the cockpit was very difficult,
even with a foot pump.
We accommodate all sizes.
finally, the gear in all eight dry bags was
soaking wet, including important items like
warm clothes and sleeping bag. This is dis-
appointing and hazardous in itself and also
means that the floatation would have de-
creased with the continued intrusion of water
into the dry bags.
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cessful recovery. The kayak becomes critically
unseaworthy and recovering ample buoyancy
in rough seas is unlikely. Quickly emptying a
fully flooded cockpit in rough seas would re-
quire an electric pump.
Always check the watertightness of your
hatches and make your gear bags as water-
proof as possible to improve your chances in
the case of a flooded hatch.
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