Lightweight efficiency –
Aquaite Aqua Pro paddle
Freedom bound –
Aquabound Freedom paddle
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Aquaite are a brand that produce natural products with an
emphasis on sustainable materials. The brand’s SUP paddles
are steadily gaining popularity and having wielded one of their
sticks it’s not hard to see why.
Aquabound are another company with a long heritage in
kayaking and as such know a thing or two about paddles and
paddling. Their Freedom adjustable offering is a lightweight
carbon shaft and plastic blade affair that’s extremely eye
catching in electric blue. A super pronounced dihedral runs
along the middle of the blade, to reduce ‘wag’, and the whole
package looks like a quality bit of kit.
The Aqua Pro is a super lightweight carbon bit of kit that feels
almost like nothing is in your hands, such is its delicate nature.
This isn’t to say that it won’t take a few knocks; in fact it’s quite
the opposite. We used it in a variety of situations and it
certainly stands up to what paddlers are likely to throw at it.
A quirky but really great idea Aquaite have incorporated into
their Aqua Pro is the day-glow pink/red accents found on the
blade tip and handle top. Most paddles are black and, if you
happen to lose your engine in the surf, can be a nightmare to
locate. The pink/red colour helps riders locate where their
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