{"id":19368,"date":"2015-09-23T21:38:15","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T20:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/?p=19368"},"modified":"2015-09-23T21:38:15","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T20:38:15","slug":"breakdown-paddles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/breakdown-paddles\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakdown Paddles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There were a few different option for breakdown paddle joints at Paddle Expo last weekend. Unsponsored took a brief look at each.<\/p>\n<p>First up is from Palm Equipment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/breakdown-paddles\/unsponsored-palm-234\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19369\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19369\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/breakdown-paddles\/unsponsored-palm-234\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-234.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,492\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-palm- 234\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-234.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-234.png\" alt=\"unsponsored-Breakdown Paddles\" width=\"640\" height=\"492\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-234.png 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-234-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A simple system that allows for left or right handed setup at 15 degree increments.  All plastic so no need to worry about corrosion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/breakdown-paddles\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:36764734}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 135px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"135\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 201px; height: 135px;\" data-original-width=\"201\" data-original-height=\"135\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/breakdown-paddles\/unsponsored-palm-237\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"197\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"131\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"19372\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-237.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-palm- 237\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-237-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-237.png\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-237.png?w=197&#038;h=131&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-237.png 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-237-300x200.png 300w\" width=\"197\" height=\"131\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"197\" data-original-height=\"131\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-palm- 237\" alt=\"unsponsored-palm- 237\" style=\"width: 197px; height: 131px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 98px; height: 135px;\" data-original-width=\"98\" data-original-height=\"135\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/breakdown-paddles\/unsponsored-palm-236\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"94\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"131\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"19371\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-236.png\" data-orig-size=\"457,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-palm- 236\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-236-214x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-236.png\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-236.png?w=94&#038;h=131&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-236.png 457w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-236-214x300.png 214w\" width=\"94\" height=\"131\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"94\" data-original-height=\"131\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-palm- 236\" alt=\"unsponsored-palm- 236\" style=\"width: 94px; height: 131px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 201px; height: 135px;\" data-original-width=\"201\" data-original-height=\"135\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/breakdown-paddles\/unsponsored-palm-235\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"197\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"131\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"19370\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-235.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-palm- 235\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-235-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-235.png\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-235.png?w=197&#038;h=131&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-235.png 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-palm-235-300x200.png 300w\" width=\"197\" height=\"131\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"197\" data-original-height=\"131\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-palm- 235\" alt=\"unsponsored-palm- 235\" style=\"width: 197px; height: 131px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Secondly is Werners system seen here used on both straight and cranked shafts.  A little peep hole in the shaft allows you to see the paddle feather setting. I believe these can be set left or right handed in 15 degree increments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/breakdown-paddles\/unsponsored-werner-244\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19373\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19373\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/breakdown-paddles\/unsponsored-werner-244\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-werner-244.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-werner- 244\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-werner-244.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-werner-244.png\" alt=\"unsponsored-Breakdown Paddles\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-werner-244.png 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-werner-244-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/breakdown-paddles\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:36764734}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; 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height: 165px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/breakdown-paddles\/unsponsored-werner-244\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"247\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"198\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"19373\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-werner-244.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-werner- 244\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-werner-244-300x240.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-werner-244.png\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-werner-244.png?w=247&#038;h=198&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-werner-244.png 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-werner-244-300x240.png 300w\" width=\"247\" height=\"198\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"247\" data-original-height=\"198\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-werner- 244\" alt=\"unsponsored-werner- 244\" style=\"width: 247px; height: 198px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Lastly is a system that may seem familiar to some.  In this case it is being deployed on a set of Robson paddles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/breakdown-paddles\/unsponsored-robson-247\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19376\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/breakdown-paddles\/unsponsored-robson-247\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-robson-247.png\" data-orig-size=\"427,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-robson- 247\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-robson-247.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-robson-247.png\" alt=\"unsponsored-robson- 247\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-robson-247.png 427w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/unsponsored-robson-247-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The feather can be set at any angle but a guide is provided if you wish to be more precise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There were a few different option for breakdown paddle joints at Paddle Expo last weekend. Unsponsored took a brief look at each. 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