A lightweight one-handed paddle that floats if dropped, sized for an Optimist and usable by left- or right-handed sailors.
- Size 480 x 133 mm
- Weight 215 grams
- Designed for one-handed use
- Efficient blade shape for effective propulsion
- Suitable for left- and right-handed sailors
- Floats if dropped overboard
- Strong and durable construction
- Colour orange
Class rules aside, a paddle is basic seamanship in a boat with no engine, and the Praddel is sized so it can live in an Optimist without getting in the way. At 215 grams it is light enough that a child can use it one-handed while steering with the other, and the blade shape gives useful drive rather than just stirring the water. It floats, which is the feature that matters most, because a paddle dropped over the side in a breeze is gone otherwise. The orange colour makes it easy to spot in the water and in the bottom of a boat. Worth having aboard for getting off a lee shore or back to a pontoon when the wind dies.
