leaf paddle

This is a blade shape that I have been experimenting with... the rounded-diamond-leaf blade seems to provide super-buttery water entry & ultra-fluid release (it leaves a unique double swirling vortex in the water after a stroke)... absolutely ZERO "flutter"(side-to-side wobble)... it has a very fast & responsive feel when using it as a fin for paddle-pivoting manuvers...

hydrobiomorphic SUP paddle

This was an experimental paddle built with a solid divinicel (PVC foam) core... it is a monocoque construction of tinted epoxy resin combined with hemp/silk + S-glass around the divincel core... the bone-like extruded "T" shape of the shaft provides controlled flex & twist... the stepped, rounded-diamond-leaf-shaped blade provides smooth water entry & release with slight flex at the mid-section of the blade... the offset, ergonomic handle positions the top hand in a way that is more comfortable for the wrist & elbow, providing better torque while paddling... the handle & grip point on the shaft are treated with a salt surface texture for non-slippage... the ultra-flexible design provides a snappy "push" to the stroke, while the blade shape allows the paddle to be used as a fin for surf manuvers such as "cut-backs" or "fin-pivoting-bottom-turns"... custom built as a birthday gift for Chris Gough © 2009 Jeffrey Kirk Casper

original paddle

This was my first paddle... built using the top half of a snapped carbon fiber windsurfing mast for the shaft, along with a hand-shaped end-grain balsa blade & handle... vacuum bagged together with S-glass & epoxy... built in 2004 © Jeffrey Kirk Casper

SUP skateboarding paddle (kid's version)

 

bike rack

leash hanging apparatus

 

storage unit with rolling ladder

  

SUP rack