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  A nice picture of one of the powerplaypaddles Manik blades, alongside a Lomo neoprene spraydeck, on a Double Dutch concept playboat. The location is an ace playwave in Briancon, French Alps. Photo copyright PowerPlayPaddles.co.uk      
River Blades
 

We've got a full compliment of river blades

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Several sea blade designs

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For any and all paddles questions, contact:

 

ali@powerplaypaddles.com

or

george@powerplaypaddles.com

 

 
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  Shaft Technologies

Contact -

Ali, George, Scott

Links -

Lomo, Dave Brown, Brasca

 

Bespoke shafts from New Zeland specialists Killwell.

 

 

Our range of paddles is designed to cater for all types of paddling and paddler. Our entry level blades, the Manik and Isis, offer excellent value for money, being pre-built on a 12k carbon shaft. Our standard river blades, the Pivot and Blast, come from New Zeland paddle-makers Rochfort. These

Our Top-Spec river blades come from olympic standard paddle-makers Brasca. These are for the paddler who demands the highest quality and performance from their blades. The build quality and finish of these is absolutely world class.

Gary Fawcett paddling the spectacular Chateau Queyras gorge in the french alps. Gary's been using Powerplay Manik paddles for the last few years.
Chateau Queyras gorge - Gary Fawcett
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  • Manik

 

 

  • Isis

 

 

The Manik...
The Manik...

Rochfort

 

  • Pivot

Our mid-range river blade, the Pivot

"Designed so that when boofing a drop you can get the blade area closer to the center line of the boat for a straighter launch. When carving with a stern rudder, this shape presents more vertically in the water, giving a more efficient stern rudder, greater turning power and less drag."

Stable in the water - Super strong - Hard wearing - Value for money

 

  • Blast

The Blast is essentially the same blade as the Pivot, on a larger scale. The increased surface area of the blade gives far greater pulling power in the water, but obviously requires greater effort to be exerted. It is therefore better suited to either larger paddlers or those who want extra force behind their pull. This can be a great advantage in the surf or playboating.

"the same characteristics as the Pivot for larger paddlers or those who prefer a larger blade."

Stable in the water - Super strong - Hard wearing - Value for money -

The Manik...
Our Open Ocean design

Brasca

 

  • Competition Slalom Pro

 

"A strong, tough and durable paddle with aliuminium reinforced tips for added impact resistence."

 

 

Killwell Fibretube!
 

 

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A photo looking onto Much and Eigg from Ardnamurchan. This was taken by Iain MacDougall on his epic sea paddle from Erskine Bridge to Skye Bridge. Iain paddled with powerplaypaddles Open Ocean Pro blades. Read his trip report in the 'Latest' section for details of his adventure.
View from Ardnamurchan - Iain MacDougall
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  • Open ocean classic

 

 

 

  • Open ocean pro

 

 

 

Lomo decks, ideal to kit out your team. Just make sure you mark yours in some way, cos' loads of folk have them!
Lomo decks, ideal to kit out your team. Just make sure you mark yours in some way, cos' loads of folk have them!

 

Our three straight-shaft designs are custom made for us by New Zeland carbon-smiths Killwell-Fibretube. The three constructions reflect three distinct needs from a shaft.

 

 

Iain MacKinnon surfing around on a playwave in Briancon, France. The blades Iain is using are power play paddles Maniks. The boat was a prototype kevlar/carbon playboat from Double Dutch.
Playwave in Briancon - Iain MacKinnon
Shafts

 

  • 12k Carbon - Open Weave

The 12k Carbon shaft is an open weave construction. This allows for a

 

  • 100gsm Carbon - Close weave

So...

 

  • PoloX - Reinforced Kevlar/Carbon

The...

 

  • Rochfort Crank - Carbon

Its...

 

 
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