Hi Guys, I have a friend in Singapore that has a SUP school. She wanted to give the paddlers the best equipment available to her, so she stocked the school with QB Kanaha adjustable paddles. These are great for most paddlers, but are a little short for some of the taller students. Does anyone have any suggestions on overcoming this problem, as I undersand that QB don't make a longer paddle top shaft. If my information is incorrect, please let me know where I can get a longer top shaft.
If this proves to be a dead end, can anyone suggest an alternative long adjustable quality paddle suitable for taller paddles.
Cheers in advance.
QB makes the Kanaha adjustable in three different ranges up to 88(80-88) inches, so maybe she just needs to order a different range Kanaha? Hard to believe that length wouldn't be enough, but if she wanted longer, QB would be glad to do so. FYI, make sure she orders the fiberglass blade version. It's a lot cheaper, more durable and only weighs an ounce more.
I've had a QB Kanaha paddle for a couple of years now (fg/ca composite) & found it to be a great paddle for flatwater & small waves. One of the best adjustable paddles imo. At 6'3" I find it hard to believe that the paddles are too short as I set mine about 3 holes from the max.
www.quickbladepaddles.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=35
Just checked the chart, and maybe your friend is using the 'youth' size?
www.quickbladepaddles.com/sup-size-chart.html
Re; Baddog's comment about going fg shaft. Mine has the carbon shaft and I wouldn't like it any heavier (even if it's one ounce). Also I've put 110kgs of full force on it & never had an issue, not sure that a fg shaft would handle the same force?
I've got one of these QB adjustable paddles and it works well with a couple of provisos;
1) When I get hammered on a wave and the paddle ends up in water that has sand suspended in it, some of the fine sand grit gets between the two sections of shaft and they lock tight together. Then getting them to move apart at all is almost impossible. I had to tie the blade to a tree and apply my full body weight to the handle to pull the two pieces apart last time this happened. I am thinking of buying a cricket bat handle cover to keep the silt out of the paddle. Has anyone else had this problem and have a solution?
2) The paddle fills with water easily. I recall seeing somewhere that QB have a little fitting that can keep some water out of the lower section. Has anybody seen or used this extra attachment? I would suggest that generous drain holes in the base of the shaft of adjustable paddles would be a good idea if they can't be made watertight
Hi Jason, where is she based? I have a brother in Sing and am trying to get him to give SUP a crack. Any details appreciated.
