Werner Paddles Rip Stick 89

With over a decade of paddling sport experience, our Active Junky tester has never experienced a higher-performance travel paddle than the Werner Paddles Rip Stick 89. This carbon fiber, 3-piece paddle travels with ease and tunes to attack when that wave set rolls in.

This Werner paddle is lightweight and features a double dihedral power-face blade that allows for minimal taxing of the arms and maximum forward thrust. The travel paddle is meant for high-cadenced, short and precision strokes – Rip Stick is an appropriate name.

This ultra-lightweight paddle is built for performance, but not rock-solid durability. You’ll need to do your part in taking care of it. We recommend a cheap paddle-blade cover for protection while traveling. Enjoy this one; paddles don’t get much better.