VE Explorer Aircore Carbon Blade 2 Piece Glass Shaft

ve explorer aircore carbon blade 2 piece glass shaft 

The VE Explorer Aircore Carbon Blade 2 Piece Glass Shaft paddle allows quick and easy adjustment of length (up to 10cm), angle and orientation whilst in the kayak without the need for tools. The shaft is indexed on both sides for maximised grip. Light, powerful and efficient!

The high angle versatile design connects smoothly with the water, right from the catch through to the exit of each stroke. Carbon blades are stiffer and more bouyant than glass blades providing improved performance. The straight glass shaft offers plenty of flex reducing fatigue over long distances than the carbon fibre version. The shaft incorporates an ovalised shape on both sides in the grip area and drip rings as standard.

Specifications

Area: 650 cm²

Overall blade length: 485 mm

Overall width: 186 mm

Performance Blades

VE’s Aircore carbon blades give you the stiffness and buoyancy of a foam-core blade with the reliability of laminate edges for a longer-lasting, higher performance paddle.

No Foam Core

VE have developed the spine geometries of their paddles and combined with their manufacturing process that means they can use a hollow spine instead of a foam core, resulting in more reinforcing fibres in the blade and also less weight.

Due to the weight saved by this process, VE blades typically have 30% more reinforcing fibres than their competitors and they can still produce a lighter, stronger paddle.

By having a hollow core, the extra reinforcing material VE use prevents the puncturing problems that are common with foam-cored paddles.

VE have designed their paddles with structural analysis software and they have been tested and approved by some of the world’s best paddlers with outstanding feedback – VE are building super-strong blades which flex in the right places and feel great on the water.

Optimised Spine

VE Aircore carbon blades have a tapered spine which has been optimised to give an exceptionally strong blade whilst keeping the cross-sectional profile to a minimum. This gives a blade which slices through the water with ease and a geometry that looks amazing.

Every set of VE Paddles is made in Britain, by hand, at their factory in Clevedon. VE take care at each step so you can rely on VE as your connection to the water. VE paddles are made using pre-preg carbon and fibreglass materials and compression moulded construction techniques. Blades are fitted onto proprietary carbon or glass shafts; in straight, crank and split versions. All VE Paddles are assembled to a strict process, to ensure a quality finished product. VE Paddles come in a wide range of configurations.

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