Have spent the last few weeks playing with the Windermere paddle. Such a beautiful blade and incredible craftsmanship, it has been put together by someone who understands how a paddle really works for a canoer. The blade is so smooth to use in deep water; it transfers power nicely so is great powering across lakes; yet the whole blade is weighted well for stroke recovery and the finer fiddly strokes too.
I was initially unsure about the northwoods style paddle grip, but the paddle can be used with either the palm grip or the northwood. I liked how this allowed me options; Switching between the two was like changing gears whilst paddling and like having 2 paddles in one! I’m converted from my old guide paddle for sure!