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Sawyer PaddleS & OarS
Copperhead
www.paddlesandoars.com
$300 uS
As striking as its venomous namesake, Sawyer Paddles and Oars’ newest freestyle paddle is slithery like a
super model and anaconda tough. The copperhead’s all-carbon bent shaft is light at 33 ounces, but don’t get
snaky about that. Production Manager ed Preston hisses that “it’s definitely the toughest paddle blade we’ve
ever made.” With carbon and fibreglass-reinforced red cedar core blades it is the most attractive as well. The
copperhead is available from 191 to 201 centimetres in two-centimetre increments; with where the bends are
located we found we liked it slightly longer than we’d normally paddle.
PredaTOr HelMeTS
six
SaluS Marine wear
www.predatorhelmets.com
Jazz
$275 Cdn
www.salusmarine.com
no, it’s not approved for the motocross course, but like most riders
$199 Cdn
know, protecting your head is the most important thing. Predator’s
famed ’50s jazz drummer Art Blakey said, “Jazz washes away
Six creek helmet is surprisingly light yet secure feeling on the
the dust of everyday life.” Salus’ new freestyle PfD will get your
old noggin. using a carbon-fibre-reinforced fibreglass shell in
life imitating Art and on the water in comfort to paddle away the
combination with an expanded polystyrene impact liner, Predator
dust. With a sculpted low profile the Jazz is a performance vest
has been able to keep the weight to just 785 grams or just under 28
with clean lines. It contours to the upper body so there is very
ounces, without sacrificing strength. The extended chin guard does
little resistance or interference to your paddling. It also features
not affect peripheral vision and a detachable visor helps keep sun
full-spine protection with a tapered back in a pull-over design. The
and water out of your eyes. The Six comes in one size with fit pads.
Jazz is available in small-medium to double extra-large.
wHiTewaTer reSearcH and SafeTy inSTiTuTe
hail mary
www.whitewaterhelmet.com
$41-$85 Cdn, $46-$90 uS
With luck you’ll never have to throw it for someone going deep, but WRSI’s hail Mary rescue bag will
get you the needed yardage. Aerodynamically shaped like a football, WRSI’s independent research
shows when thrown underhand the throw bag can add 25 per cent more distance to your rescue
toss. But its shape begs you to throw it overhand, which many of us here at the Rapid office found
more accurate for short drives. The bag itself is made of foam so it floats without need of a bulky
insert, It has football-like stitches and a grippy fabric for easy throwing and is available in eight
variations, from 51’ of 1/4” poly rope in a small bag to 76’ of 3/8” high-tensile rope in a larger bag. If
nothing else, it looks fun and will perhaps encourage more people to carry one.
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