ST

Tonite i visited my local paddle shop and paddled a Prism with a 240 cm kayak paddle.  I felt like it was fluid and had no trouble with stroke - i.e. hitting gunwales, knees, knuckles, etc.  Granted, it was only for about 15-20 min. with mild wind. I'm sure a long day would mean tired arms and shoulders.  I was told that kayak paddles are measured only by the diatance between the blades, so just the shaft of the paddle itself stopping where the neck of the blade meets the shaft.  How are you measuring your paddle? They had one kayak paddle that was 280cm shaft length, in my opinion way too big for a solo and i'm sure awkward to carry.

CS