Ainsworth Carbon Pro Crank Shaft Adjustable Ocean Kayak Paddle

OCEAN high angle paddle 

This high angled paddle is the ultimate power machine, designed specifically to move water fast, in either touring or racing, these large, teardrop-shaped blades with fine edges help conserve your energy while covering the ground. Perfect for those long days out at sea.

Carbon

CARBON PRE PREG  Blades:    Beautiful, super light and really strong.

A brand new range of high quality, performance paddles. The new `Superlight` Prepreg blades offer top-class performance and feel.  With a high gloss finish, the Carbon Prepreg paddles inherit the strength, endurance and a full years warranty for which AINSWORTH is renowned.

The new Carbon Prepreg blades achieve their performance through a high tech manufacturing process that pre-impregnates Epoxy resin through Carbon fibres at immense pressures at up to 65% carbon to resin content. Paddles made in this process can offer dramatic weight saving and produce a paddle blade where the edge wear is vastly superior to conventional wet lay-up processes which rarely achieve 40% carbon to resin content.

The increased strength of the structure pushes the boundaries of paddle design and so these new paddles can have up to 10  deg. kick back which not only advances the `catch` but drains quicker and assist rolling.

This really is the next generation in paddle development.

One-Piece Carbon Straight Shaft (Selectable Option)

AINSWORTH uses a carbon composite prepreg shaft with a percentage of bi-axial glass that increases the UTS ( ultimate tensile strength) of the shaft. Glass has 3-5 times the elongation at break as carbon, and when laminated with the stiffer carbon material the best of both materials combine to make the ideal construction for paddle shafts.

One Piece Glass Straight Shaft (Selectable Option)

Ainsworth offers a Glass fibre prepreg composite shaft that has more flex than a carbon shaft but still with the warm feel of a composite material. This shaft is often favoured by touring paddlers to lessen the impact of a stiff shaft on longer journeys. When this shaft is used in its shorter format on a whitewater paddle, it is still stiff enough to deliver the power and yet give a degree of flex that some paddlers prefer. This shaft is a padders choice and has a cost-saving over a carbon shaft.

Two-Piece Carbon Straight Shaft (Selectable Option)

The two-piece shaft is the same construction as the straight carbon shaft and split in the centre using a cam and lever which clamps onto a smaller diameter spigot made from the same shaft material.

The overall adjustment offers a 10cm telescopic extension along with a full range of feather angles both left and right-handed. A truly completely adjustable and simple system.

Two-Piece Glass Straight Shaft (Selectable Option)

The two-piece shaft is the same construction as the straight glass shaft and split in the centre using a cam and lever which clamps onto a smaller diameter spigot made from the same shaft material.

The overall adjustment offers a 10cm telescopic extension along with a full range of feather angles both left and right-handed. A truly completely adjustable and simple system.

Length
The most important factors in choosing the length for your paddle are your height and the type of canoeing you'll be doing. We have tried to help you with this by creating a paddle guide, this is a guide only: personal preference is also an important factor.

Warranty
Ainsworth takes pride in creating the strongest, lightest and most durable paddles on the market. Ainsworth is very confident in the performance of its paddles and offers a one year warranty.

The warranty applies from the date of purchase and is restricted to the original purchaser. It covers defects in materials and craftsmanship under normal use. Note that the warranty does not cover edge wear.

Damages due to abuse, negligence or normal wear and tear will be repaired or replaced for a very reasonable charge.