Werner Shuna Kayak Paddle
The Werner Shuna is Werner’s best-selling premium high-angle blade, designed for paddlers who want mid-sized power for strokes in all directions. It is particularly well suited to coastal play and active sea-kayak paddling, while retaining a measured feel through the water for covering longer distances.
A 615cm² blade area places the Shuna in Werner’s mid-sized high-angle category, making it suitable for a wide range of paddlers seeking a responsive performance paddle without an oversized blade.
The Shuna is also one of our best-selling premium paddles and a staff favourite, regularly attracting attention both in the shop and on the water.
Mid-sized high-angle performance
The Shuna’s high-angle blade profile is designed to provide effective purchase during forward strokes while remaining manoeuvrable for directional and linking strokes.
Its versatile blade size makes it a strong option for:
- Sea kayaking
- Coastal play
- Performance-focused touring
- Higher-angle paddling styles
- Forward, sweep, draw and bracing strokes
- Paddlers seeking mid-sized rather than full-sized blade power
Werner describes the Shuna as offering a conservative feel through the water, helping paddlers maintain steady progress over distance while still retaining the power needed for more active paddling.
Premium fibreglass blades
The Shuna features brightly coloured, translucent fibreglass laminate blades. Werner’s Premium Performance construction is designed to provide a combination of low weight, stiffness and durability.
Each blade uses:
- A mid-sized, high-angle profile
- An asymmetrical blade shape
- Werner’s dihedral blade design
- A custom-shaped, low-profile reinforcement spine
The dihedral is designed to promote smooth and stable forward paddling. The reinforcement spine contributes blade stiffness and strength while supporting manoeuvrability when linking several strokes together.
Smart-View Adjustable ferrule
The two-piece Shuna uses Werner’s Smart-View Adjustable ferrule system.
This system allows the paddle feather to be adjusted while providing a precise connection and a solid feel similar to a one-piece paddle. Its low-profile construction is also designed to avoid exposed fittings that could snag equipment.
The two-piece format makes the paddle more convenient to transport and store.
Straight or Neutral Bent shaft options
The Shuna is available with a choice of shaft configuration:
Straight shaft
The straight-shaft version uses Werner’s premium carbon straight shaft and provides the familiar hand position and direct feel of a conventional kayak paddle.
Werner Neutral Bent shaft
The Neutral Bent shaft uses a shaped grip position intended to provide a different hand and wrist alignment from a conventional straight shaft.
The Neutral Bent option carries an additional cost, which is shown when selected on the product page.
Available options
- Colours: Red or Citrus
- Lengths: 210cm, 215cm, 220cm or 230cm
- Shaft options: Straight shaft or Werner Neutral Bent shaft
- Breakdown: Two-piece
- Feather: Smart-View Adjustable
Availability may vary by colour, shaft choice and paddle length.
Key Features
- Performance level: Premium
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Paddling style: High angle
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Blade size: Mid-size
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Blade construction: Fibreglass laminate
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Blade shape: Asymmetrical
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Blade design: Dihedral
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Blade surface area: 615cm²
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Blade dimensions: 46cm × 18.25cm
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Pieces: Two-piece
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Ferrule: Smart-View Adjustable
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Feather angle: Adjustable
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Straight-shaft published weight: 782g
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Neutral Bent published weight: 846g
- Performance level: Premium
- Paddling style: High angle
- Blade size: Mid-size
- Blade construction: Fibreglass laminate
- Blade shape: Asymmetrical
- Blade design: Dihedral
- Blade surface area: 615cm²
- Blade dimensions: 46cm × 18.25cm
- Pieces: Two-piece
- Ferrule: Smart-View Adjustable
- Feather angle: Adjustable
- Straight-shaft published weight: 782g
- Neutral Bent published weight: 846g
Published weights are Werner’s stated product weights and may vary according to paddle configuration.
Why choose the Werner Shuna?
The Shuna is designed for paddlers who want a premium, mid-sized high-angle blade capable of producing useful power in multiple stroke directions.
Its combination of fibreglass blades, dihedral shaping, a reinforced blade profile and Werner’s adjustable ferrule makes it a versatile option for coastal paddling, sea kayaking and performance-focused touring. The choice between a conventional straight shaft and Werner’s Neutral Bent shaft also allows paddlers to select the configuration that best suits their preferred hand position and paddling style.
Werner Neutral Bent Shaft
Find out if Werners neutral bent shaft is right for your paddling.
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Specifications
| Colour | Red, Citrus |
| Kayak Paddle Length | 210cm, 215cm, 220cm, 230cm |
| Shaft type | Straight Glass, Neutral Bent |
| Blade Angle | Adjustable |
| Blade Construction | Fibreglass |
| Breakdown | 2 - Piece |
| Blade Area | 615cm² |