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  Joe O' Paddles  Greenland "Box Set"

As of November 28th, I'm now offering a full "Box Set" of paddles for Greenlandic paddling and rolling. You get your choice of either a shouldered or a non shouldered, laminated Greenland Paddle, a Storm Paddle and an O'Blenis Rolling Stick. All items can be custom sized/ spec'd upon request.  

The regular combined price for the set of three paddles would come in at $549.00.

Buy the full set of three now for just $439.00 out the door and receive shipping to most North American locations for just $25.00

The ultimate gift for the Greenland paddling enthusiast!

 With the Fall season here,I'm now able to free up some time to work on some projects in the shop and will have some new items coming up soon.

    2-Piece take-apart Greenland Paddles will be available on a regular basis as soon as I finish up the first batch which are already pre sold. Prices to be announced shortly.

     Another project underway is a new series of Outrigger Canoe Paddles. These will be made available in an all wood version with a 12-14 degree bent shaft as well as a hybrid version featuring a laminated wood shaft with composite blades. 

    Carbon fiber Greenland Paddles are still scheduled to be ready for Spring 2010. The Rolling Sticks, recently introduced, have been going well with sales in Canada, the USA and South America thus far. Carbon fiber Rolling Sticks/ Norsaqs will be coming up within 2 months I suspect. 

    Also paddle related, British sea kayaking magazine Ocean Paddler will have a review out in their next issue on O'Blenis Greenland Paddles! 

    The fastest growing segment in paddlesports these days is Stand Up Paddleboarding, commonly referred to as "SUP".  I'll be doing a writeup on this shortly and posting it to the website. Come Spring I'll be introducing paddles for this exciting new segment as well. Also looking at design ideas for the boards themselves. Stay tuned for more!

 New FACEBOOK GROUP Page created October 24th 2009 for O'Blenis Paddles. Check it out.

   In other paddle news, troubled paddle company Lendal, once a premium line out of the UK for sea kayaking and whitewater paddles, is about to be resurrected. After being sold to Johnson Outdoors a couple years back (Parent company of Necky Kayak, Old Town Canoes etc),  quality dropped right off and the company was pretty much destroyed. Rumours have been circulation about the pending sale of Lendal Paddles  and the latest rumours have been that either Nigel Dennis or Epic would be the buyer.

Well guess what folks? It ain't Epic! I just emailed Nigel this morning (October 29th) and he confirmed it. Seakayakinguk (Nigel Dennis) does in fact appear to be buying Lendal Paddles!!

Congratulations Nigel, great news! 

Click on any of the links below for detailed information on the various types of paddles that I build. Further down on this page will be other news, photos etc regarding my paddles in general.

There is now FREE shipping on canoe and kayak paddles to most Canadian locations. Shipping to the continental USA is approximately  $25.00 for Greenland Paddles and $15.00 for canoe paddles.

Any special sale pricing or paddles marked down for cosmetic imperfections will be posted here as well as they become available. 

Joe O' Paddle Dealers

Greenland Paddles 

Bent Shaft Canoe Paddles

Straight Shaft Canoe Paddles 

Testimonials on Joe O' Paddles

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Sizing Information for Greenland Paddles

 SPONSORSHIP NEWS!

As of July 08th, World Champion kayaker, Helen Wilson of Arcata California, is now sponsored by Joe O'Blenis Paddles!  Check out her site by clciking on her photo below

And yes, that is one of my paddles in the two photos. 

 I am also excited to announce Poole Bay Canoes  in Bournemouth United Kingdom  is now the exclusive dealer of Joe O'Blenis Paddles for all of the United Kingdom.

    Bent Shaft Canoe Paddles are now available. Built primarily of Western Red Cedar, with the blades covered in an ultralight, clear layer of S-glass, these paddles are coming in at 16-18 ounces, are strong, efficient and priced well at $175 per paddle out the door including  shipping to most Canadian locations.

Short video clip of Dubside doing a rolling demonstration in the Tahe Greenland kayaks...which are now available here in Thunder Bay!

My paddles are generally built in a similar fashion to what I used when setting a speed record in 2007 for circumnavigation British Columbia's Vancouver Island, shattering the old record by nearly 5 days, cmpleting the 1200 kilometer expedition in just over 23 days!  Built of western red cedar and other select pieces of wood, I offer paddles between 210cm and 225 cm. in length(Shorter for kids paddles and Storm Paddles).    

   I design my paddles to be lightweight with just the right amount of flex but enough stiffness for a high cruising speed and good acceleration. Nicely shaped tips for a comfortable hand position for extended paddle strokes and for rolling, these tips also enter the water nicely due to their thin ends and rounded edges, making for a fast, efficient forward stroke.   

   

See below for a few photos of some of my paddles and various different finishes.