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-Surfski Kayak Facebook Group - 11/15/2025+Surfski Kayak Facebook Group - 11/​15/​2025 ​[[https://​www.facebook.com/​boyan.zlatarev/​posts/​pfbid0BAxswbbGRYhLKb6Mt4SyUWhXe5nHzWhWd7Cw7fzEJNeHuyDgXcJhXNto7C4ACqeBl|original facebook link]] (comments may have been added later that were not captured here)
  
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 **Leif Davidsson** \\ **Leif Davidsson** \\
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 **Ian Trautmann** \\ **Ian Trautmann** \\
 Wax is fine for shorter races, but when doing a race over 3hours like the Cape Point Challenge it wears off. I water paper the paddle shaft with 220grit water paper, allows tremendous grip, and once your hands are conditioned,​ I never get blisters. The trick is to make sure you don't have sun tan oil residue on your hands before a race, I actually always use some sea sand and rub it through my hands before a start. This allows a very light grip and thus eliminates the risk of getting forearm pump. Wax is fine for shorter races, but when doing a race over 3hours like the Cape Point Challenge it wears off. I water paper the paddle shaft with 220grit water paper, allows tremendous grip, and once your hands are conditioned,​ I never get blisters. The trick is to make sure you don't have sun tan oil residue on your hands before a race, I actually always use some sea sand and rub it through my hands before a start. This allows a very light grip and thus eliminates the risk of getting forearm pump.
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 **Esther Wheeler** \\ **Esther Wheeler** \\
 Would this also help prevent blisters for really long days back to back kayaking? Would this also help prevent blisters for really long days back to back kayaking?
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-Author **Boyan Zlatarev** ​\\ +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** 
-Esther Wheeler I am not sure about that. The idea is the grip the paddle shaft less but there is more to the reasons for blisters than just gripping the paddle. It’s something you should test with smaller amount of wax and not going straight away for t… See more+ 
 +Esther Wheeler I am not sure about that. The idea is the grip the paddle shaft less but there is more to the reasons for blisters than just gripping the paddle. It’s something you should test with smaller amount of wax and not going straight away for the longest possible paddle. 
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 **Lars Gram Kayak** \\ **Lars Gram Kayak** \\
 Just buy a paddle that does not get slippery 😉 Just buy a paddle that does not get slippery 😉
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 **Lars Gram Kayak** **Lars Gram Kayak**
  
-Boyan Zlatarev There is a very big difference from an old fashioned wood Greenland paddle, to the modern carbon version. So if you have only used a wood version, you will be amazed by the fell of its carbon sister.\\+Boyan Zlatarev There is a very big difference from an old fashioned wood Greenland paddle, to the modern carbon version. So if you have only used a wood version, you will be amazed by the feel of its carbon sister.\\
 The point is that you cannot make the tip area of a wood GP almost flat, it would break, where as the carbon offers the strength that makes it possible to make the tip area almost flat. This results in much more power, control and feedback. On top of that, a carbon does not flex, so not waisted energy.\\ The point is that you cannot make the tip area of a wood GP almost flat, it would break, where as the carbon offers the strength that makes it possible to make the tip area almost flat. This results in much more power, control and feedback. On top of that, a carbon does not flex, so not waisted energy.\\
 You should try 🙂 You should try 🙂
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 **Margaret Jones** \\ **Margaret Jones** \\
 I wear neoprene gloves, grip is good. I wear neoprene gloves, grip is good.
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 Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\ Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 it’s a good workaround. It doesn’t work for me though.\\ it’s a good workaround. It doesn’t work for me though.\\
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 **Van Douglas** \\ **Van Douglas** \\
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 +**Paul Tomblin** \\
 +I used to use handlebar tape on my paddle until I found out that in salt water it absolutely destroys my hands. Now I go bareback with some tape above and below the grip zone.
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 +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 +Paul Tomblin I also tried tape like the one you described and I didn’t like the feel on my hands.\\
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 +**Michael Michael** \\
 +Have you tried electrician’s tape? Instead of wax
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 +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 +Michael Michael I have tried many things over the years and I didn’t like the tape at all .
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 +**Michael Michael** \\
 +Boyan Zlatarev Maybe it was the wrong color tape
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 +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 +Michael Michael it is possible that the tape was wrong. I like more sticky grip on my paddle, which allows me to hold the shaft very loosely (often not holding at all but just hook lightly). It is my preference and I agree there are other preferences out there. I have seen all sorts of solutions - electrical tape, soft rough surface tape, medical tape, cork grips, bicycle handle bar grip etc etc. This is the solution I found works best for me.\\
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 +**Yariv Rachmani** \\
 +Zen Wax from Zen Master 🎯
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 +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 +Yariv Rachmani yeah 👍🏻!!
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 +**Siobhan Mora-Lopez** \\
 +When is this available?
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 +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 +Siobhan Mora-Lopez it is available\\
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 +**Magnus Landin** \\
 +Can I buy?
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 +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 +Magnus Landin yes, Leif Davidsson has them in stock\\
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 +**Tim Rowe** \\
 +is GonePaddling going to be retailing it?
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 +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 +Tim Rowe GonePaddling better starts retailing and soon! Stuart will get a few back home.
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 +**Tim Rowe** \\
 +Boyan Zlatarev good, I’d like to give it a try
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 +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 +Tim Rowe ok 👌🏻 I will wake up early to catch them before they go
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 +**Tim Rowe** \\
 +Boyan Zlatarev did you get the wind today?
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 +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 +Tim Rowe it was not only wind but also a lot of rain! We hid away by downwind a far more mellow downwind from Sotogrande to Estepona. We got some nice runs and 50/50 on the rain vs no rain time. Total sunshine time was around 2 min and 15 seconds!
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 +**Tim Rowe** \\
 +Boyan Zlatarev it was sunny here this afternoon but no DW unfortunately\\
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 +**Lidia Marchese** \\
 +Love it! Do you ship to Miami?
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 +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 +Lidia Marchese in December … yes !\\
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 +**Xen Gladstone** \\
 +Great name!
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 +Author **Boyan Zlatarev** \\
 +Xen Gladstone thank you 🙏! Do you like the surfing Buddha ??
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 +**Xen Gladstone** \\
 +Boyan Zlatarev 👍\\
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