Tag Archive for 'diamond-e'

Kialoa Shaka Puu on a Diet

The Kialoa Shaka Pu’u is a sweet paddle. I saw a bunch of them in the Makaha Makahiki and there was Mel Pu’u himself with a pink paddle and pink board. You may snicker until you see that Mel is 250 lbs and could crush your skull with one hand. The paddle looked small compared [...]

Stand Up Paddle Quiver

It’s pretty amazing to me how many paddle options there are now. Along with the stock paddles, I’ve been tinkering with shapes and sizes I like. Here’s what I have currently. I also have some Leleo Kinimaka wood paddles but those are with other people currently.

I’ll go from the left to the right:
C4 Waterman full [...]

Circular Saw Meets Paddle - C4 Diamond E

Disclaimer: This is not a production C4 paddle.
What happens when you mix a C4 paddle and a circular saw?
You get the Diamond E model paddle - named by me.
I have to say that I love this paddle for surfing. So far, it has the best ‘feel’ for me personally. This paddle has [...]