If you can kneel, a single blade is
usually better. If you can’t kneel and aren’t into poling all the time, then a double blade is lovely. Drop your seat, add foot pegs, add a backband, rig something to give you good thigh contact. I use a longer paddle, higher angle, bigger blade for rivers, smaller feathered blade for flat water. I have a Mohawk Odyssey that’s wider than some solos, but it works for me.