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I just need to quit wringing my hands and whining and find a way to spend more time on the water.

This is when that Double Paddle shines IF you can get comfortable with it?

When I have to cross a large stretch of open water in the Spring, I want to get across as fast as I can.

I stop for a minute and drink a cup of water and eat a handful of trail mix heavy on the dried FRUIT. Dark chocolate would do it too.

I hit the open water at the fastest pace I know I can maintain for say a good 15 minutes. You can cover a lot of water in 15-20 minutes at a good clip.

This is where that muscle endurance paddlers want to have come's in.

Nothing is MORE scary than to be caught in open water, the wind is picking up and you're out of gas. :'( :'( ;D