Fanatic Paddle Full-Carbon-Blade

The full-carbon blade (only 484 grams) for 349 euros can easily compete with paddles that can cost over 500 euros, it is light as a feather in the hand and flies forwards out of the water almost by itself after the stroke. It remains very stiff even under a lot of pressure.

The "Carbon 80" (249 euros) offers a good compromise between price, weight and stiffness (photo centre), here the paddle blade is reinforced with carbon laminate. In terms of style, the cheapest (169 euros) of the hybrid models made of glass, carbon and bamboo wood is also impressive, but the shaft felt very soft even at a leisurely paddling speed.

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