> It seems that Greenland paddles have some very real advantages besides
> their intrinsic aesthetic value. So how come nobody (that I know of) makes
> a carbon-fiber Greenland paddle? It would seem that one with a reinforced
> tip would be the cat's meow.

One of the advantages of a greenland style paddles is how they cut through the water doing braces and rolls. This is due to the paddles thickness. It is difficult and expensive to construct a composite paddle with the thickness of a traditional greenland paddle.