CISI SPORTPerformance Lightweight 2 Piece Carbon Fiber Kayak Paddle with Wing Blade 10cm Adjuster

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  Shipping arrived faster than expected at 16 days to Hawaii. Carbon fiber looked and felt great. The paddle was far heavier than stated. Mines weighed 787g when the states Max was 710g + or -35g. The least desirable quality is the connection mechanism which appears to be cheaply made of poor quality black and orange plastic. Also the orange lock switch is extremely loose that it wobbles not securing the 2 parts together. It paddled fine, actually well, just very worried that it may come apart when I'm 2 miles out in the ocean putting my life in danger. Still unsure. Just my thoughts.

This paddle is great, with the exception of the locking lever and screw on the ferrule. It's fine once it's locked in place; but it tends to loosen itself over time if the paddle is broken down very often. A few turns with a phillips screwdriver will fix it; just anticipate having to do it before you leave shore on your boat. With the screw tightened appropriately, there is no slip or play in the paddle shaft, and feels solid.

First off, this is my 1st wing and first all carbon paddle. It has also not even gotten wet yet, so I may update this review at a later date. Also you should know that your order will probably be coming from China. Mine took about a month and a half to arrive from the order date, so plan accordingly. First impressions are good. Workmanship is good, but there are a few cosmetic imperfections, but nothing that should be performance issues. It measures at the correct length at 220cm extendable to 230cm. It weighed in on my Salter scale at 27.1 OZ which equates to 768.27 grams. This is slightly heavier than advertised. The shaft is only very slightly oval at the hand grips. This is so slight as to be almost imperceptible. The carrying case is a nice addition to keep it protected. Overall, for the price I am quite pleased. If it performs as anticipated it should be well worth the $200 as all carbon paddles usually go for much more. Looking forward to giving it a workout.

This paddle is legit. It’s a carbon copy of the Epic Mid wing blade. I just made my first run today and it was great. The latch is not as quality as the branded paddles but I think the worry is overblown. I plan to just put a piece of tape around it if I go into extreme offshore situations. I plan to buy another for my son right away. It only took 14 days to get to Hawaii even though the estimate was 2 months. Since it went from China to Kentucky I suspect mainland shipping times would be similar. No issues with customs.

I’m not a pro and I paddle mostly flat water a few times a week at best in an intermediate surfski. I have not used any of the more expensive name brand paddles but this on gets the job done and I don’t feel like there is much more to be gained by spending more on a name brand paddle so I am happy with it.

It is as described and shipping was fast..the plastic lock handle might be a problem down the line but I purchased the warranty so all is good.

This paddle performs and feels better than a paddle costing 2.5 times as much - The smooth shaft with oval ends has a good feel - do something about the little plastic latch lever

It's comming from China so you will have to pay tax at the customs if you live in EU. There are no rubber rings to keep your hands dry from falling water during rowing but it's not a big problem. Overall, it looks very good.