I'm laughing here... I forgot to mention the wet arms, that was sure true.

My question for you though is... how in the world were you able to get in touch with Patrick over at Onno paddles, I've left a voice mail and 2 emails over the last week with no response to anything. I am going to eventually buy a new CF paddle, I just can't afford it right now. I have a family trip to Disney in a couple of weeks that is drawing all available cash. I'm about to give up on him and just replace my Epic paddle with another one if my reward signs don't work out.

: Man, that was almost eerie... Leo's post might have been written by ME. Only
: differences are that my paddle came in heavier still (40 oz), I tried
: using it for less time (30 minnits), and I have a bandsaw. Otherwise, it
: was perfectly dead-on, right down to the 23 oz CF paddle on standby! I
: might add that I found the GP really, really WET. No drip rings, y'
: know...

: Looking forward to hearing feedback. I imagine it is only a matter of
: learning technique. I almost hope I don't, since I have just ordered two
: Onno paddles, for Leslie and myself, and shall probably get them in a week
: or two.

: Cheers,
: Kurt Maurer

: Leo wrote: