I acquired this lovely
Possibly an old Shuna paddle.
It looks like it has to be at least 22 years old. As such, it may not match up to any of the current product line.
Looking at Werner history, in 2003 they switched to the current “Smart View Adjustable” ferrule design (but with exposed button, which they changed to flush in 2009). Yours uses the prior type of ferrule. They might have kept some lower end lines using the older style ferrule for a while, but not likely a carbon paddle like this.
That 2 buttons connection is interesting. Never seen that before.
Okay, absolute newest 2003 but likely earlier? I wrote Werner and one of their older employees guess it’s a San Juan model, though I can’t find much about it online
Are there holes to use both buttons simultaneously, or could this be a way of choosing the paddle length?
Okay, more confusion. I found old catalogs, the earliest with photos being 2002 (mine’s obviously older). The blade measurements I took exactly match the width of the Kauai at 18.5mm and is an exact match of 48cm length if measured from the tip to the very start of the turquoise section. But the blade sure looks longer than the catalog so i’m guessing measuring to the very start of the blade’s flare is the correct way to do it (mine’s 52cm that way). The Camano at 16x52 is the next closest
I have read the earliest version of the Camano had different dimensions, but I haven’t been able to figure out what they were.
