Two-paddle system for paddle-boarding

摘要

A one-handed paddle for use in pairs with paddleboards, each paddle comprising a longitudinal main shaft, an axial ski pole type grip on the upper end of the shaft and aligned with the shaft axis, an elongated elastic wrist/arm strap on an upper surface of the shaft near the grip defining a tunnel for the arm generally parallel to the shaft in an unstretched condition, and a blade on the lower end of the shaft, the blade set at an acute upward angle to the main axis of the shaft. The blade has an inverted, rounded L-shape, with an inwardly-facing upper shoulder extending inwardly above and beyond a lower inner edge of the blade, the shoulder configured to ride along the upper surface of a paddleboard during the push portion of a paddling stroke.

主权项

1. A pair of independent paddle-boarding paddles, each paddle comprising:
a shaft; a ski pole type axial grip on an upper end of the shaft and aligned with the shaft; an elastic strap on an upper side of the upper end of the shaft adjacent the grip, the strap comprising front and rear openings and in an unstretched condition defining an elongated tunnel substantially parallel to and above the shaft and grip; and, a substantially planar blade on a lower end of the shaft, the shaft connected to a front face of the blade, and the blade set at an acute upward angle relative to a longitudinal main axis of the shaft.