Kayak paddle shaft length

After chatting with Sheri Cassuto, we agreed that paddlers need a better guide to paddle length.

Factors to consider:

1. paddler height. Really?
2. paddler's shoulder height above the water. This really does matter.
3. boat width, yes
4. shaft length, definitely
5. blade length, not really
6. paddling style: vertical vs. low angle.
7. the seated height to the nose tip and the boat beam. Pretty good. Still, I use a 210 and better paddlers have observed to have one hand too high. Probably true, as I like to give that shoulder a rest by not paddling every day.

For Vertical Paddling style:

Paddler	Paddle	Paddler height bench to shoulder/nose	Seat height above water	boat beam overall	Paddle length	Paddle shaft length
Me	Epic purple	22.5"/29"	1"	22"	210	43.5" = 110.5 cm currently under evaluation
me	Braca I	same	1	boat beam overall	220	45"
so	Paddle	Paddler height	1	boat beam overall	Paddle length	Paddler shaft length
ever	Paddle	Paddler height	1	boat beam overall	Paddle length	Paddler shaft length
wishes	Paddle	Paddler height	1	boat beam overall	Paddle length	Paddler shaft length