Awesome paddle, my only criticism
"Awesome paddle, my only criticism is it should come with a paddle bag."
Description
The Kalliste is our most advanced low-angle paddle, with our best paddling design and construction features. You’ll feel exceptionally light, buoyant strokes while the smooth back face gives a quiet entrance and exit from the water. The Kalliste is the smart choice for those touring with a low-angle style of paddling and wanting the conservative yet powerful feel of a mid-sized blade.
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FEATURES
- Ultimate performance brings together all of our most advanced designs.
- Mid-sized blades are an ideal fit for the great majority of average size paddlers.
- The volume of the buoyant, full carbon, blades creates an exceedingly light feel for effortless and confident strokes.
- Dynel® blade edges use a composite roping material, that is impact and abrasion resistant. This, along with a stronger design and construction, makes the Kalliste the choice over our Ovation model for more rugged paddling environments.
- Dihedral allows for smooth and stable forward paddling, a core philosophy for Werner.
- Smooth back face makes for cleaner entry and exit of your strokes and an elegant feel on the water.
- Optimized flex and strength. Choose our Neutral Bent shaft in Standard Diameter or Small Diameter.
- The Smart View Adjustable ferrule is the most simple, precise fitting on the market. The solid feel of a 1-piece paddle and nothing to snag your gear.
- Although our Ultimate performance paddles are far and away our best paddling, their unique design characteristics and materials do not make them our most impact resistant. Look to our Premium paddles for the highest impact resistance.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Shaft Option: Bent
Pieces: 2 Piece
Weight Grams: 712g.
Weight Ounces: 25.25oz.
Feather Angle: Smart-View Adjustable
Blade Surface Area: 643 cm2
Blade Length x Width: 52cm x 16.5cm
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Bisphenol A and Dichloromethane, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
ADVANCED DESIGN & ADVANCED FIT
Performance Level: Ultimate
Blade Design: Carbon, Mid-size blade, Dihedral, Asymmetrical Blade Shape, Dynel Edge, Ultimate - Carbon Dynel Reinforced
Blade Shape: Low Angle
Shaft Features: Smart-View Adjustable Ferrule System, Standard or Small Diameter Shaft, Neutral Bent Shaft
Got A Question?
Give us a call or email us.
Phone: 800-275-3311
Email: info@wernerpaddles.com
Monday - Friday
7:00am to 3:30pm Pacific Time
Overall rating: 4.6363635 / 5 from 22 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
The Kalliste 2 Piece Bent Shaft paddle by Werner is highly regarded for its advanced design and lightweight feel, making it ideal for touring. Customers appreciate its smooth strokes and quiet entrance and exit from the water. The mid-sized blade offers a powerful yet conservative paddling experience, suitable for most paddlers.
Summary topics
- paddle quality (65%): Many customers appreciated the Werner Kalliste paddle, describing it as the best paddle they've ever owned.
- paddle weight (30%): A significant amount of customers expressed appreciation for the lighter weight of the paddle, finding it comfortable and perfect for longer trips.
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Review highlights
- "Light weight, easy on my wrists, and perfect for longer touring paddles." —
- "Werner’s lightweight, smooth, quiet entry, Kalliste paddle provides for a pleasant and near tireless effort." —
- "It’s a fast paddle in that you will keep a very good pace for quite a distance before wanting a rest." —
Reviews
The lighter weight is so
"The lighter weight is so much more comfortable than my previous paddle. I was worried that the lighter weighti might not do as well in choppy water, but I'm satisfied. Would encourage those who are getting older,I'm 71, to try this paddle."
I purchased another Kaliste after
"I purchased another Kaliste after my older one was stolen. No question as to getting another one. Light weight, easy on my wrists, and perfect for longer touring paddles."
I was thrilled to take
"I was thrilled to take delivery of my new paddle ahead of my anticipated receive date as I had a kayaking trip planed. I opened the shipping box and found that the paddle was well packaged with no issues due to shipping. Upon close examination of the paddle, I could find NO issues making it a factory second! This is my first Euro Blade Paddle (I primarily use a Greenland style paddle) and found this paddle to be extremely easy to use, no flutter and very quiet through out the full paddle stroke. I purchased the Kalliste with a small shaft as I have small hands and I have to say, it was the right choice for me. If you were considering ordering a factory second from Werner, I would not hesitate. I also purchased the Tour Padded Travel Bag as the same time, and found the quality to be first rate. No reservations on this purchase as well."
Kalliste test paddle
"Was able to test my new Kalliste 240cm paddle with a nice 6. 04 mile paddle completed in I hr 57 m 30 s. It's weight is so light (23oz), easy to handle & feels good in my hands. I also have a Camano 230cm & 250cm. I really enjoy using the Kalliste over the Camano. Lighter weight less fatigue when paddling for several hours."
Other than what my untrained
"Other than what my untrained eye would call a small glassing blemish, the paddle is perfect. I'm really enjoying the reduced effort on long flat sections of rivers."
Kalliste
"I’ve been using the Werner Kalliste for a while now, and honestly, it’s the best paddle I’ve ever owned. Right out of the box, you can tell this thing is premium — it’s insanely lightweight thanks to the carbon shaft and foam-core blades, and it just feels effortless in the water. What really surprised me was how buoyant the blades are. They almost “pop” out of the water at the end of each stroke, which makes long-distance paddling way less tiring. I do mostly low-angle touring, and the blade shape is perfect — smooth, flutter-free strokes and super quiet. It just glides."
"This is my wife’s new paddle, and after taking it for a test drive, it’s absolutely amazing! Minimal swing weight, comfortable grip, easy to link strokes on the fly, and best of all…. The foam core has it nearly leaping out of the water, making your strokes effortless. My wife took it on it’s 10 mile, inaugural paddle, this morning and couldn’t stop raving. Definitely getting a standard sized grip for myself!"
Excellent paddle. Super light weight
"Excellent paddle. Super light weight and perfect for my wife. I have been using a Lendal paddle for many years. This paddle is every bit as good"
Great paddle
"The best paddle I've ever used, perfectly natural movement and very comfortable."