which paddle to pick?

[rossman]

Both my son and I have had Aqua Bound carbon fiber paddles for years and have put a lot of miles on them. This can probably be said about most of the carbon fiber paddles, however, we've had a couple experiences in the past 6 weeks which which has sold me on the service provided by the company. My son's paddle broke at he center conection in the middle of a surf launch and he sent a note to Aqua Bound and it was promply replaced for no charge, not even shipping. $180 paddle, over 6 years old. I started looking at mine, and started to see some wear in the same area, and I also contacted them and and they asked me to send it in for repair for a very nominal charge. Newer designs have beefed up the area that was worn on our paddles, so we should not see any more of the problems. I am sold on the Aqua Bound design and service