Single Bend Paddles

Gillespie

10° Standard Face Blades of the 10° Standard Face models are glued from combinations of basswood, poplar, cherry, butternut, and birch. They have a hardwood lip on the powerface, which is shaped into a slight hook, enabling the blade to enter the water quietly and with little turbulence. All shafts are oval in shape and made with select basswood. 8.5" T Grip 23 - 24 ozs $96.95 9" T Grip 24 - 25 ozs $98.95 9" Palm 24 - 25 ozs $100.95 9.5" T Grip 25 - 26 ozs $100.95 10" T Grip 26 - 27 ozs $102.45

10° Pocket Rocket Designed to hold itself in the water with the presence of shallow pockets near the lower portion of the powerface. The pockets aew split by a moderately raised spine, and occur as the blade flows out into a slight S shape. The design helps pull the blade into the water and place it solidly for minimum slippage.   9"X17" Blade, 21-22 ozs T-Grip: $130.95 Palm: $133.95

	These are lightweight, moderately flexible paddles with small profile blades. Made of soft woods, both paddles' blades have a hardwood insert around the profile of the blade, a hardwood tip, and are reinforced by a light covering of fiberglass cloth.
	10° Balsa Balsa blade with cedar color stripes and tulip or maple insert around profile of blade. The shaft is laminate of cedar and basswood.   9"X16" Blade, 15-16 ozs $163.95	10° Scag Red cedar blade with basswood color stripe and a tulip or maple insert around the profile of the blade. Shaft is laminate of cedar and basswood.   9"X16" Blade, 16-17 ozs $155.95

10° Surge The "Surge" blade has evolved over several years, and is the product of Serge Corbin, the most dominating marathon paddler ever, out of Quebec, Canada. 9"X12" Blade, 19-20 ozs T-Grip: $115.95 Palm Grip: $118.95

10° Power Surge The same configuration as the Surge, but with edging, accent stripes, and a shaft laminated vertically to the blade; all of black walnut. 9"X12" Blade, 20-21 ozs T-Grip: $134.95 Palm Grip: $137.95

Sawyer

	7° Bentshaft The reason they are so light yet so strong, like all Sawyer paddles, lies in the thin blade which is made very rigid by its synthetic tip and covering of "honeycombed" fiberglass cloth. The fiberglass incorporates the synthetic tip into the wood, making a very strong blade. This blade will not warp and is very damage resistant, even when abused.
	Standard 9"X21" Blade, 24-25 ozs $71.95	Tahitian 10"X21" Blade, 24-25 ozs $76.45

Short Blade 7° Bentshaft This short, narrow shouldered blade is designed to dig into the solid water underneath the surface froth, while allowing the paddler to sustain a steady stroke. It features a single piece pine blade with no edging and a synthetic tip.   9"X18" Blade, 22-23 ozs $64.95

Grey Owl

Mudbrook

10° Bentshaft This bentshaft features both blade and shaft are constructed of laminated basswood. The blade is protected by hard maple edges and a molded urathane tip. Very light with a raised camber on the heel. 9"X19" Blade, 24-25 ozs $72.95 (Specify Barrel or Hammerhead Grip)

10° Single Bend Mudbrook crafts a handsome, durable, light weight paddle from poplar, basswood, hard maple, white cedar, and western red cedar. The strong, nicely ovaled shaft is a laminate of poplar and basswood. Blades are a laminate of white cedar protected on all edges with hard maple, as is the tip, which is nicely dished for positive, quiet entry into the water. 9"X19" Blade, 23-24 ozs $74.95 (Specify T or Palm grip)

Black Bart

	10° Single Bend Bud Moll brings years of experience in custom designs and lay-ups for paddlers of various abilities to these smartly designed and well constructed graphite paddles. Black barts are extremely light, averaging only eleven ounces. The medium sized oval shaft is easy to grip, has a gradual taper to aid in switching sides, and has slightly thinner walls for shock absorbtion. A tapered shaft to blade transition area allows a quiet exit with less water disturbance. The Blade can be fully submerged without burying the shaft. The extra thin blade, tapering in all directions, allows knife-like entry into the water and can be fully submerged without burying the shaft.
	Standard 9"X21" Blade, 24-25 ozs Palm Grip only $71.95	Radical Racer 9"X212" Blade, 11 ozs Palm Grip only $76.45

Black Blade

Zaveral

10° Single Bend Michael Dodd crafts this beautiful, lightweight blade from a blend of western red cedar and graphite. The blade core is a laminate of cedar and multi-directional graphite, all vacume bagged on a curved mold using West Systems epoxy to glue and encapsulate the blade and shaft into a single unit. The shaft and grip are crafted out of a singled glued-up laminate of cedar. The shaft has a graphite stringer glued into it. The paddle is finished with multiple coats of linear polyurethane. This blade enters the weater cleanly, is light, and has an excellent grip. 9"X18" Blade, 23-24 ozs Ovaled Shaft Shape (allow 20 days for delivery) $194.95

12° Outrigger Zaveral paddles are fabricated from carbon fiber cloth with epoxy. The paddle blade, which has a foam core, is foiled and has very thin edges for the cleanest entry/exit possible. The blade flows into a light weight, hollow shaft which in turn makes a smooth transition to a comfortable palm grip. Very nicely balanced and light weight. 9.5"X13" Blade, 12 ozs $192.95

Kalai

Carlisle

10° Single Bend "Mo'O" Kalai Custom Paddles of Maui and Bambridge Island craft a superb and distinctive line of paddles oriented toward the outrigger racing scene. The shaft, composed of four laminates of poplar, flows into a blade of joined, wedge shaped sections of mahogany, poplar, and ash. Grips are fashioned from koa, as is trhe horizontal tip reinforcement. The blade's tip is slightly curved and further reinforced with graphite. Four ounce fiberglass cloth strengthens the back of each paddle. 9"X18.5" Blade, 21-22 ozs T or Palm Grip $135.00

12° Bentshaft Carlisle's inexpensive, lightweight paddle has a polypropylene blade reinforced by an aluminum 1" diameter shaft. A foam padded lower shaft gives a comfortable grip. This is a great training paddle for the kids, both economical and durable. Available in 48", 50", 52", 54" 8"X20" Blade, 26 ozs $34.95