IT'S
NOT A GOOD IDEA to paddle without a spare split paddle.
It's difficult to imagine a more helpless and endangered species
than a kayaker in a kayak all at sea without a paddle. Paddles
can go adrift in a capsize, get blown out of your hands and
reach or get washed off a beach. They have even been known to
break on rare occasions. Choose either an inexpensive, emergency
only paddle or a split version of your main paddle.