What is the ultimate lightweight low-angle performance kayak paddle – the best available on the market?
The winner is the Ovation, a high-performance paddle made by Werner. Its base weight is 16.25 ounces (461 grams, about 1 pound) and while length options and select features will add a few ounces, it is still the most luxurious lightweight touring paddle you can dream of.
Werner Ovation – Ultimate In Luxury Paddling at 16.25 oz
The Werner Ovation kayak paddle is the lightest low-angle touring kayak paddle on the market made with advanced features and 100% carbon blade and shaft.
It’s built for ease of paddling, kayak speed, and luxurious all-day comfort. Cutting edge technology is used to craft every tiny detail of the paddle and the paddle is dedicated to the founder of Werner – Werner Furrer, celebrating decades of paddle craftsmanship and technology since 1945.
The 1-piece straight shaft paddle weighs in at an amazing 16.25 ounces, while the 2-piece straight shaft Ovation weighs 18.5 oz.
The bent shaft Ovation, both the 1 and 2-piece, weigh a still-impressive 20.5 oz.
Features of the Ovation
- Werner’s ultimate culmination of all their technology into one paddle.
- Built for ultimate lightweight performance – which is not the same as being built for durability and rugged use. For more aggressive paddling conditions consider the Kalliste, a still lightweight yet rugged paddle meant to stand up to extreme paddling conditions.
- The Ovation is built for speed, efficiency, ease, luxury, and all-day comfort.
- EVERY detail of the ovation is perfect, down to the custom small-sized lightweight drip rings.
- Exceptionally buoyant carbon-filled blade makes for light and effortless efficient strokes for hours on end.
- Quiet catch and effortless exit from the water thanks to the smooth back face and thinner edges on the 100% carbon blade.
- Midsized low-angle dihedral blade
- Has state-of-the-art Smart View adjustable ferrule with simple precise fittings
The Ovation comes with a price tag worthy of its grand performance, technology, and materials. Here is the Ovation’s current price on Amazon.
Not in the market for a luxury paddle right now? Check out the research I have done this past year on more affordable lightweight kayak paddles:
Lightest Kayak Paddles under $300
Three Lightweight Kayak Paddles under $200
and a list I compiled of EVERY KAYAK PADDLE listed by WEIGHT
…and more to come!
Thanks and Happy Paddling! -MJ
Hello, my name is Megan Joseph! Welcome to my blog! I am a lover of all things nature and outdoors. I grew up in rugged Idaho, surrounded by mountains and nature, and spent summers backpacking and packing our horses into remote corners of the state as a child with my parents and sisters.
When I graduated from high school, I moved to a beautiful ski town, Jackson, Wyoming which only perpetuated my love of mountains, waterways, and fresh air. After getting married and a few years of living on the line between Teton National Park below the towering Teton Mountain Range, riding our bikes past the expansive elk refuge and only miles away from Yellowstone, we relocated and spent the next ten years raising our three baby boys in rural New England where we enjoyed exploring a new face of nature in Connecticut’s thick forests, rock wall lined farms, sandy beaches, and tiny islands.
Some of my greatest joys are getting my hands dirty working in my garden, watching my boys explore up and down the banks of the river behind our house, and hearing the clucking of our 18 chickens as they meander and scratch the dirt looking for bugs – they seem to wake up each morning as excited as the day before to explore and enjoy the abundance of the outdoors as much as I do!
My life mission is to help families and individuals get back into nature and spend more time outside in the fresh air and sunshine. I believe this is where we thrive and can be our healthiest and happiest.
I love research and writing and enjoying compiling data to motivate and inspire others. Wishing you many adventures and encouraging you to take one step closer to nature!
-MJ