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Paddle: Children's paddle sizing
By:Frank
Date: 10/29/2003, 8:10 am

I'm currently planning to make paddles for myself and my daughter. We haven't purhcased or built her a boat yet, but I'm considering paddle lengths for her. I will probably build both greenland and touring paddles for both of us. I've researched a bit about sizing and come up with a couple of things which I'd like to hear some more experienced opinions about.
Me: 6'1" 165 in a 20" beam, CLC NorthBay. Paddle, probably about 215-220 cm
Daughter: ~4' tall, 55 pounds. Boat beam unknown but max 24" (CLC Ches 14). I'm thinking about making her paddle more like a 175 or so. Is this going to be a reasonable size for her? I want it to be long enough for a boat of the Chesapeake's size but still short enough for her to handle it easily. I am also considering an SOF for her with a substantially smaller beam.

Thanks for any suggestions or comments

Frank

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Children's paddle sizing
Frank -- 10/29/2003, 8:10 am
Child's paddle sizing
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/30/2003, 8:40 pm
Re: Child's paddle sizing
Frank -- 10/31/2003, 10:29 am
Re: Child's paddle sizing
Marcel -- 10/31/2003, 2:11 pm
Re: Paddle: Children's paddle sizing *LINK* *Pic*
Marcel -- 10/29/2003, 11:18 pm
An inspiring boat
Matthew T. Mead -- 10/30/2003, 10:50 pm
Re: An inspiring boat
Marcel -- 10/31/2003, 12:19 am
Re: Paddle: Children's paddle sizing
Gordon Snapp -- 10/29/2003, 11:02 pm