August 14th, 2008 by evan

Sander from Surftech sent over these pics from the Outdoor Retailer Expo and demo day. I spoke with Joe Bark the other day and he was thrilled at the response from everyone. All in all, I hear it was a lot of fun and more proof that stand up paddling is here to [...]
April 13th, 2008 by admin
New Paddles
Quickblade Wood Veneer/Carbon
Width: 8.75 Length: 15.5[Show as slideshow]
Quickblade Fiberglass
Width: 9, 9.8, 10 Length: 16[Show as slideshow]
Quickblade Peahi Carbon
Width: 9 Length: 20[Show as slideshow]
Werner One Piece Carbon
Width: 9.25 Length: 15[Show as slideshow]
Werner Adjustable Carbon
Width: 9.25 Length: 15[Show as slideshow]
Leleo New Wood
Width: 8.5 Length: 17.5[Show as slideshow]
Kialoa Shaka Puu Splash Carbon
Width: 8.75 Length: 16[Show as slideshow]
Shaw [...]
April 1st, 2008 by evan

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 [...]
March 25th, 2008 by evan

I made a paddle for my 5 yr old son by taking a 2 pc C4 Waterman carbon paddle and cutting down the shaft. This also allows me to change out the top part of the shaft so my wife can also use it if she ever decides she will come out with me.
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March 7th, 2008 by evan

I stopped in Wet Feet Hawaii the other day to demo some side bite
fins (FCS Vector II) and get a different center fin and noticed that they
changed the store. The ceiling is now expanded and the boards are standing
up. They also have new boards like the Titus Kinimaka Aviso all carbon
stand up board [...]
March 4th, 2008 by edgardo

Doug Lock of Wet Feet shows us the new Jim Terrell hybrid paddle from Quickblade and talks briefly about the blade’s design.
(click thumbnail to launch video)
Evan Leong: What are we looking at?
Doug Lock: Yes, these are Jim Terrell’s new hybrid paddle—carbon shaft, carbon t-handle with a fiberglass blade. This particular blade, this [...]

9.8 Jim Terrell Hybrid Paddles at Wet Feet [3:32m]:
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9.8 Jim Terrell Hybrid Paddles at Wet Feet [3:34m]:
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February 27th, 2008 by evan

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 [...]
January 22nd, 2008 by evan

I love going to the C4 headquarters because I always get a chance to see the newest stuff coming out. I’ve watched Todd since I met him early last year work on an adjustable length paddle and was stoked to see it’s actually going into production.
The paddle has an aluminum shaft.
It has a fiberglass [...]