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Greg,

My daughter and I just got back from a trip on a river using your Ray Special paddle. I am very, very impressed by that design! It slices into and out if the water with incredible, silent ease. Both its cross-sectional contour and it longitudinal contour are wonderfully streamlined. This makes it the most effortless paddle I have ever used--not only for general paddling, but also for sculling, which is a big part of my canoe control. We were able to slip the canoe sideways through the water to avoid obstacles more efficiently and easily than I have ever experienced. It also is better balanced, out of the water, than any paddle I have used. Having the widest point is at the base of the blade and a fine tip places its greatest mass closer to the hand. This means that lifting it on the return is far easier. But the best news to me was that at the end of the trip, I had no (zero) shoulder discomfort in my rotary, which has been a disconcerting problem for me in recent years after several days' paddling. Following this trip I had none, and I attribute that entirely to the efficiency of your paddle's design. Less energy is wasted with your paddle, and that means there is less strain on the body. That was a very pleasant surprise to me.
Thank you for making such an amazing paddle.

Joel Sanderson

Quincy, Michigan.