https://socalvaa.com/blogs/viper-vaa-101/viper-vaa-101-shaft-material 2026-09-23T19:08:09-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/sv-shaft-material-a2-generated.png?v=1790212471 Bamboo or Carbon? What Each Viper Shaft Material Actually Does Pen-and-ink illustration: two outrigger paddles share one grip and one load. The bamboo shaft bows away from the line of pull; the carbon shaft stays straight. Bend exaggerated for clarity. https://socalvaa.com/blogs/viper-vaa-101/choose-the-right-outrigger-paddle-length 2026-09-26T13:48:17-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/sv-paddle-length-a4-bendfixed.png?v=1790453784 Choose the right Outrigger Paddle Length Pen-and-ink drawing of a Viper Va'a outrigger paddle beside a rule graduated 48 to 52 inches, with a circled blow-up magnifying two adjacent half-inch marks at 50 inches and the half-inch span between them filled in ocean blue. https://socalvaa.com/blogs/viper-vaa-101/choosing-your-shaft-bend 2026-09-26T21:07:16-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/shaft-bend-lower-hand-saltink.png?v=1790481009 Double Bend or Straight? Choosing Your Viper Shaft Bend Screen-print halftone plate: two closed fists gripping paddle shafts. Left, a straight shaft cocks the wrist around an awkward angle; right, the double bend's grip section follows the forearm so the wrist stays neutral. Angles exaggerated. https://socalvaa.com/blogs/viper-vaa-101/choose-the-right-blade-size-and-shape-for-you-viper-vaa-outrigger-paddle 2026-09-11T18:22:48-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/hf_20260908_025307_7943b5cf-1f0c-450f-9a36-603353fba3ea.png?v=1788836535 Choose Blade Surface Area First: The Most Important Viper Blade Decision A Viper Va'a Round blade laid over a Square blade on a wet deck. The square blade's extra face shows in ocean blue. Same width, more surface area. https://socalvaa.com/blogs/outrigger-training/paddling-stronger-with-progressive-overload 2026-08-28T16:06:54-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/hf_20260711_220313_6c82cb06-f242-44c0-b9f2-abf5bc43ad6b.png?v=1783808316 Paddling Stronger with Progressive Overload Ink screen-print of ocean waves growing progressively larger, wave after wave https://socalvaa.com/blogs/outrigger-training/building-the-perfect-season-a-periodized-approach-to-outrigger-canoe-training 2026-08-28T16:06:54-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/hf_20260711_220315_b2169e1a-19c5-47e9-99dc-7b3abb19b7fa.png?v=1783808318 A Periodized Approach to Outrigger Canoe Training Ink screen-print of moon phases arcing over a rolling ocean swell — a training season's cycle https://socalvaa.com/blogs/outrigger-training/understanding-training-stress 2026-09-23T18:34:21-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/hf_20260711_220317_012cd9f2-37be-4262-8733-43d76af6ee33.png?v=1783808321 Understanding Training Stress Ink screen-print of a storm sea beside a calm sea — training stress and recovery https://socalvaa.com/blogs/outrigger-training/building-your-aerobic-engine-for-paddling 2026-08-28T16:06:54-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/hf_20260711_220319_70c54246-b694-44a1-ab7e-fdbe48a463d8.png?v=1783808323 Building Your Aerobic Engine for Paddling Ink screen-print of endless swell lines rolling toward a dawn horizon — the aerobic engine https://socalvaa.com/blogs/outrigger-training/how-to-set-training-zones-for-outrigger-canoe-paddling 2026-08-28T16:06:54-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/hf_20260711_220331_62bfbe8d-7f05-4a5e-88c7-6bbd10e59537.png?v=1783808344 How to Set Training Zones for Outrigger Canoe Paddling Ink screen-print of layered ocean water bands from calm to heavy — training zones https://socalvaa.com/blogs/outrigger-training/how-to-set-up-heart-rate-zones-in-trainingpeaks 2026-09-23T18:34:20-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/hf_20260711_220333_f57e369a-a13d-4acd-9ed5-eadc84c199de.png?v=1783808346 How to Set Up Heart Rate Zones in TrainingPeaks Ink brush-stroke heartbeat pulse line with red misregistration — heart rate zones https://socalvaa.com/blogs/outrigger-training/how-to-integrate-trainingpeaks-with-garmin-apple-watch-and-more 2026-08-28T16:06:55-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/hf_20260711_220336_5562ac8f-485f-4d98-8985-cbbc2e587890.png?v=1783808349 How to Integrate TrainingPeaks with Garmin, Apple Watch, and More Blackwork ink sports watch with signal waves radiating — device integrations https://socalvaa.com/blogs/viper-vaa-101/viper-paddle-blade-angle-9-vs-10 2026-09-23T18:34:22-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/blade-angle-featured-flash.jpg?v=1789158475 Blade Angle: Choosing Your Viper Blade with Confidence Two Viper Va'a paddles drawn edge-on in pen and ink: straight shafts, and at each throat the blade kicks forward off the shaft's axis, 9 degrees on the left and 16 degrees on the right, marked in ocean blue. Angles exaggerated for illustration. https://socalvaa.com/blogs/viper-vaa-101/viper-paddle-shaft-flex-bend-diameter 2026-09-26T21:30:15-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/hf_20260916_015953_6d231d15-64f7-474f-8fb1-99a52cf695b4.png?v=1790370252 Choosing Your Viper Shaft: Flex, Bend & Diameter Pen-and-ink technical plate. Left: two oval shaft sections, woven carbon and bamboo grain. Centre: two shafts edge-on, one dead straight, one a long shallow curve against a dashed straight line. Right: two oval sections, the 3 mm difference in blue. https://socalvaa.com/blogs/viper-vaa-101/viper-steering-blade-size 2026-09-30T15:01:17-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/d7120c415f6aa361b1f0dffcb8973798.png?v=1790797395 Small or Long? Choosing Your Viper Steering Blade Cross-section illustration of a Viper steering blade hanging in deep water, drawn as a black-and-bone screen-print halftone. A band of ocean blue across the foot of the blade marks the extra 4 cm of depth the Long reaches over the Small. https://socalvaa.com/blogs/viper-vaa-101/viper-steering-paddle-length 2026-09-30T14:54:12-07:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0596/2258/8486/articles/viper-steering-paddle-length-featured.png?v=1790798371 How Long Should Your Viper Steering Paddle Be? Two outrigger paddles drawn at the same total length, one above the other: the upper has a standard blade and a long run of shaft, the lower has a longer steering blade and the shaft it takes away marked in blue at the throat.