Lendal has been pulled from the 2010 Johnson Outdoors catalog. Rumors abound about their eventual purchase by another larger company SKUK?. For those of us that bought a Lendal before Johnson Outdoors prior to the purchase, they made a fine paddle that lots of us used to go places, surf, run rivers, and even lily [...]
Lake Michigan Surf Kayaking South Haven August 8th
As in many cases where kayak surfing is concerned. It is not a planned activity. It is a weather driven spontaneous event. When the leaves begin to rustle outside my window, and blades of grass begin to brush down from the breeze, I start scheming. Maybe some [...]
Lendal Kayak Paddle-Warranty Update
Sometimes the squeaky wheel does get the kayak paddle. After posting my switch to Werner , a representative from Lendal reached out and offered to correct the situation. A few days later a paddle arrived that is EXACTLY like my old paddle, only better because it’s not broken.
I’m not sure which [...]
Johnson Outdoors Lendal loses paddler to Werner
While it pains me to say this, I have now completely switched to Werner Paddles. I owned a Lendal XTI for over 3 years and really enjoyed using it. Then I had my bad mojo moment in surf last year, where the hydraulics of a wave essentially broke off [...]
Is the Euro Paddle the power of the Dark Side?
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Is there a spoon?
Could you catch a fly with this like Mr. Miyagi?
I am going to try using a euro paddle for some of my day trips and [...]
Had my first sub twenties commute of the year. I felt much warmer than last year. Ninjaclava from Outdoor Research was a plus, as were the Cyclone Booties from Pearl Izumi.
However as I had some new gear on that seems to be working out, I thought I would point out a few losers from [...]
Doug Wiche took these pictures from the Pier on the day I broke my paddle. All I have to say is wow, that’s a lot of foam!