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OFFICIAL SERVICE OFFICIAL SERVICE OFFICIAL SERVICE MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY

BRAČA-SPORT® mission and philosophy is to design, develop and produce the best performing paddle for every paddler. We believe that each paddler has different needs and therefore each paddle should be uniquely designed. Different designs work better for different paddlers and environments. Our goal is to continue research, development and creation of a diverse range of products that satisfy the vast variety of paddlers. We are the only manufacturer to engineer paddles in every paddling category: Canoe Polo, Dragon Boat, Flatwater, Freestyle, Marathon, Ocean Racing, Outrigger, Slalom, Touring, Waveski and Wildwater. With a total of 130 different canoe and kayak paddles with over 400,000 configurations we have the right paddle for everyone.

Our paddles have been designed using the latest technology available, inspired by the comments and in collaboration with some of the world's most successful paddlers and coaches. We invented the revolutionary ‘tear-drop’ blade concept that redefined paddle performance and is now being copied by other manufacturers. This has become the ‘de facto’ blade in the paddling community and the world's only mechanical energy paddle concept.

We are the only manufacturer to engineer and produce carbon fabrics and paddles. This provides the ability to produce a very specific and fine grain unidirectional high modulus carbon (HMC) fabric layers in contrast to what is available in the market. The diverse range of specific and fine grain materials is the key improvement enabler of the paddle's In 2011 performance characteristics.

OLYMPIC GAMES AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDALS WON BY ATHLETES USING BRAČA-SPORT PADDLES

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2 BRAČA-SPORT PADDLES AND ACCESSORIES • PRODUCTION LINE • ISSUE 13 • WWW.BRACA-SPORT.COM MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY Together with proprietary multi-layer and multi-characteristic lay-up methods of a proprietary blend of composite fibers and a reinforced proprietary UV epoxy resin provides ® BRAČA-SPORT mission and philosophy is to design, develop and produce the best the ultimate mechanical and kinetic capabilities. This enables desired catch, slip, pull-through, performing paddle for every paddler. We believe that each paddler has different needs flutter and acceleration of the paddle and guarantees these characteristics for every paddle and therefore each paddle should be uniquely designed. Different designs work better produced, yielding the world acclaimed mechanical energy BRAČA-SPORT® paddle. for different paddlers and environments. Our goal is to continue research, development and creation of a diverse range of products that satisfy the vast variety of paddlers. We BRAČA-SPORT® was first to develop and produce paddles specifically designed for children are the only manufacturer to engineer paddles in every paddling category: Canoe Polo, and young adults. Our proprietary material characteristics and mechanics of the paddle are Dragon Boat, Flatwater, Freestyle, Marathon, Ocean Racing, Outrigger, Slalom, Touring, specifically designed to fit children’s physiology. It enables the absorption of impact from each Waveski and Wildwater. With a total of 130 different canoe and kayak paddles with over paddle stroke, therefore reducing shock on the shoulders, elbows and wrists and ultimately 400,000 configurations we have the right paddle for everyone. decreasing common kayak injuries. The above technological methods are also used to design and develop paddles for recreational and senior paddlers. Our paddles have been designed using the latest technology available, inspired by the comments and in collaboration with some of the world's most successful paddlers and coaches. We invented the revolutionary ‘tear-drop’ blade concept that redefined paddle KEY FACTS performance and is now being copied by other manufacturers. This has become the ‘de + facto’ blade in the paddling community and the world's only mechanical energy paddle Original inventor of the ‘tear-drop’ concept. + concept. The only manufacturer to engineer and produce carbon fabrics and paddles. + World's first and only mechanical energy paddle. + We are the only manufacturer to engineer and produce carbon fabrics and paddles. This More than 300 years of combined engineering experience, including aerospace, provides the ability to produce a very specific and fine grain unidirectional high modulus advanced composite materials science, biomechanics and kinetics, mechanical, electrical, chemical and software engineering. carbon (HMC) fabric layers in contrast to what is available in the market. The diverse + Built to suit different styles, techniques and physical characteristics of each paddler. range of specific and fine grain materials is the key improvement enabler of the paddle's + First to develop and produce paddles specifically designed for children and youth. performance characteristics. In 2011 + Designer, developer and producer of the largest paddle selection in the world.

RESULTS

+ Used at every level, from world class athletes to children and recreational paddlers. + Superb durability and outstanding performance. + Over 750 Olympic Games and World Championships medals. + The lowest breakage rate in the industry. + The majority of today’s world class paddlers make BRAČA-SPORT® their #1 choice.

All blades and shafts are made from materials of and . More information on the website www.unicarbon.com .

OLYMPIC GAMES AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDALS WON BY ATHLETES USING BRAČA-SPORT PADDLES

5,56 % 8,33 % 23,61 % 31,94 % 33,33 % 38,89 % 46,67 % 61,54 % 67,95 % 69,44 % 80,25 % 81,48 % 80,25 % 66,67 % 76,54 % 77,78 % 79,01 % 66,67 % 74.51 % 78.16 % 78.16 % 69,44 % of total medals 2/24 1/24 1/24 1/12 2/12 7/24 6/24 4/24 4/24 14/24 5/24 10/24 7/24 7/24 3/12 5/12 6/12 11/25 16/25 8/25 15/26 17/26 16/26 21/26 17/26 15/26 7/12 10/12 8/12 21/27 22/27 22/27 23/27 19/27 24/27 21/27 23/27 21/27 6/12 7/12 11/12 16/27 24/27 22/27 21/27 18/27 24/27 19/27 21/27 24/27 9/12 6/12 9/12 26/34 21/34 29/34 22/29 24/29 22/29 20/29 24/29 24/29 8/12 9/12 8/12

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Brača I, IV and FW are the original world’s first ‘tear- BRAČA II Brača II is based on Brača I design, it has an increased drop’ design and our most widely used paddles. The Brača II max blade pitch (see diagram below), which provides a Brača II max Extra Light NEW paddles are designed to facilitate application of power NEW Brača II s-max firmer ‘catch’ and more effortless exit than Brača I. NEW NEW Brača II s-max Extra Light in the beginning (catch) and in the middle of the stroke, Brača II min Brača II is available in the extra light and stiff enabling capabilities to obtain the “ultimate” forward Brača II min Extra Light construction for the athlete who prefers light and stiff Brača II s-min stroke. Brača II s-min Extra Light characteristics.

Brača I and Brača IV are available with Marathon blade construction. This is the result of advanced Brača VIII is a line of Brača paddles based on the technology and a proprietary blend of composite latest innovative blade concept. materials, and was designed with the marathon and It was designed and engineered to facilitate a softer adventure paddler in mind. The edge of the blade is catch and generation of smooth, precise and reinforced with a kevlar layer that makes it highly consistent strokes. impact resistant in extreme downriver conditions. Brača VIII is available in three blade sizes (min, max Brača I and Brača IV are available in the extra light and x-max) to match the performance requirements Brača I and stiff construction for the athlete who prefers light of the vast variety of athletes. and stiff characteristics.

Brača II TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF TEAR-DROP MODELS B l a d e S h a f t Carbon ) ) s e t l content m p i m i l c b

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i h l (sq.cm/sq.in) n d e 4 S e B K A W and L Brača I max 840/130.2 52.0 17.5 ● 2.2 - 2.3    100 100 780/27.5 Brača I max Extra Light 840/130.2 52.0 17.5 ● 2.2 - 2.3    100 100 680/24.0 NEW Brača I s-max 820/127.1 51.8 17.2 ● 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 770/27.2 KEVLAR AND ALUMINIUM REINFORCED TIPS NEW Brača I s-max Extra Light 820/127.1 51.8 17.2 ● 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 660/23.3 OF MARATHON (ADVENTURE) BLADE Brača I min 805/124.8 51.6 17.0 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 760/26.8 NEW Brača I min Extra Light 805/124.8 51.6 17.0 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 650/22.9 BRAČA VIII Brača I min Marathon 805/124.8 51.6 17.0 ● 2.5 - 2.6   100 100 760/26.8 NEW Brača VIII x-max Brača I s-min 790/122.2 51.4 16.9 2.7 - 2.8    100 100 740/26.1 NEW Brača VIII max Brača I s-min Extra Light 790/122.2 51.4 16.9 ● 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 620/21.9 Brača IV 60 is designed for the paddler who prefers ● Brača VIII min Brača IV max 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 2.7 - 2.8    100 100 650/22.9 a softer blade and shaft. Brača IV max Extra Light 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 2.7 - 2.8    100 100 600/21.2 Brača IV max Marathon 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 ● 2.7 - 2.8    100 100 650/22.9 Brača IV max 60 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 ● 3.2 - 3.4    50 60 780/27.5 Brača Children is an exact copy of the Brača I and Brača IV min 735/113.9 49.5 16.3 ● 2.9 - 3.0    100 100 640/22.6 Brača IV min Extra Light 735/113.9 49.5 16.3 ● 2.9 - 3.0    100 100 580/20.5 Brača IV with proportionally smaller blade size and Brača IV min Marathon 735/113.9 49.5 16.3 ● 2.9 - 3.0    100 100 640/22.6 Brača IV min 60 735/113.9 49.5 16.3 ● 3.2 - 3.4    50 60 770/27.2 with proprietary material characteristics. The Brača IV s-min 705/109.2 49.0 15.8 3.1 - 3.2    100 100 630/22.2 Brača IV s-min Extra Light 705/109.2 49.0 15.8 3.1 - 3.2    100 100 560/19.8 mechanics of the paddle are specifically designed to fit NEW Brača IV s-min Marathon 705/109.2 49.0 15.8 ● 3.1 - 3.2    100 100 630/22.2 Brača IV s-min 60 705/109.2 49.0 15.8 3.2 - 3.4    50 60 760/26.8 BRAČA CHILDREN children's physiology. It enables the absorption of NEW Brača IV xs-min 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 3.2 - 3.4    100 100 600/21.2 Brača FW max NEW Brača IV xs-min Marathon 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 ● 3.2 - 3.4    100 60 600/21.2 impact from each paddle stroke, therefore reducing  Brača Children max shock on the shoulders, elbows and wrists and Brača FW max 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 3.1 - 3.2   100 100 600/21.2 Brača FW min Brača Children max 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 4.7 - 4.9    50 60 750/26.5 Brača Children min ultimately decreasing common kayak injuries. Brača FW min 610/94.5 45.0 14.4 3.1 - 3.2    100 100 580/20.5 Brača Children min 610/94.5 45.0 14.4 4.7 - 4.9    50 60 740/26.1  Brača II max 835/129.4 52.0 17.5 2.2 - 2.3    100 100 780/27.5 Brača II max Extra Light 835/129.4 52.0 17.5 2.2 - 2.3    100 100 680/24.0 SHAFT STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT PROCESS NEW Brača II s-max 820/127.1 51.8 17.2 2.5 - 2.6   100 100 770/27.2 NEW Brača II s-max Extra Light 820/127.1 51.8 17.2 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 660/23.3 Brača II min 815/126.3 51.6 17.0 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 760/26.8 10 1.0 - 5.0 mm Brača II min Extra Light 815/126.3 51.6 17.0 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 650/22.9 kg Brača II s-min 790/122.2 51.4 16.9 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 740/26.1 Brača II s-min Extra Light 790/122.2 51.4 16.9 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 620/21.9

1.0 m Brača VIII x-max 837/129.7 57.5 15.5 2.2 - 2.3   100 100 750/26.5 Brača VIII max 799/123.8 57.4 15.0 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 730/25.8 Brača VIII min 767/118.9 57.3 14.6 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 710/25.0 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details.

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Brača I, IV and FW are the original world’s first ‘tear- BRAČA II Brača II is based on Brača I design, it has an increased drop’ design and our most widely used paddles. The Brača II max blade pitch (see diagram below), which provides a Brača II max Extra Light NEW paddles are designed to facilitate application of power NEW Brača II s-max firmer ‘catch’ and more effortless exit than Brača I. NEW NEW Brača II s-max Extra Light in the beginning (catch) and in the middle of the stroke, Brača II min Brača II is available in the extra light and stiff enabling capabilities to obtain the “ultimate” forward Brača II min Extra Light construction for the athlete who prefers light and stiff Brača II s-min stroke. Brača II s-min Extra Light characteristics.

Brača I and Brača IV are available with Marathon blade construction. This is the result of advanced Brača VIII is a line of Brača paddles based on the technology and a proprietary blend of composite latest innovative blade concept. materials, and was designed with the marathon and It was designed and engineered to facilitate a softer adventure paddler in mind. The edge of the blade is catch and generation of smooth, precise and reinforced with a kevlar layer that makes it highly consistent strokes. impact resistant in extreme downriver conditions. Brača VIII is available in three blade sizes (min, max Brača I and Brača IV are available in the extra light and x-max) to match the performance requirements Brača I and stiff construction for the athlete who prefers light of the vast variety of athletes. and stiff characteristics.

Brača II TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF TEAR-DROP MODELS B l a d e S h a f t Carbon ) ) s e t l content m p i m i l c b

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i h l (sq.cm/sq.in) n d e 4 S e B K A W and L Brača I max 840/130.2 52.0 17.5 ● 2.2 - 2.3    100 100 780/27.5 Brača I max Extra Light 840/130.2 52.0 17.5 ● 2.2 - 2.3    100 100 680/24.0 NEW Brača I s-max 820/127.1 51.8 17.2 ● 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 770/27.2 KEVLAR AND ALUMINIUM REINFORCED TIPS NEW Brača I s-max Extra Light 820/127.1 51.8 17.2 ● 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 660/23.3 OF MARATHON (ADVENTURE) BLADE Brača I min 805/124.8 51.6 17.0 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 760/26.8 NEW Brača I min Extra Light 805/124.8 51.6 17.0 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 650/22.9 BRAČA VIII Brača I min Marathon 805/124.8 51.6 17.0 ● 2.5 - 2.6   100 100 760/26.8 NEW Brača VIII x-max Brača I s-min 790/122.2 51.4 16.9 2.7 - 2.8    100 100 740/26.1 NEW Brača VIII max Brača I s-min Extra Light 790/122.2 51.4 16.9 ● 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 620/21.9 Brača IV 60 is designed for the paddler who prefers ● Brača VIII min Brača IV max 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 2.7 - 2.8    100 100 650/22.9 a softer blade and shaft. Brača IV max Extra Light 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 2.7 - 2.8    100 100 600/21.2 Brača IV max Marathon 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 ● 2.7 - 2.8    100 100 650/22.9 Brača IV max 60 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 ● 3.2 - 3.4    50 60 780/27.5 Brača Children is an exact copy of the Brača I and Brača IV min 735/113.9 49.5 16.3 ● 2.9 - 3.0    100 100 640/22.6 Brača IV min Extra Light 735/113.9 49.5 16.3 ● 2.9 - 3.0    100 100 580/20.5 Brača IV with proportionally smaller blade size and Brača IV min Marathon 735/113.9 49.5 16.3 ● 2.9 - 3.0    100 100 640/22.6 Brača IV min 60 735/113.9 49.5 16.3 ● 3.2 - 3.4    50 60 770/27.2 with proprietary material characteristics. The Brača IV s-min 705/109.2 49.0 15.8 3.1 - 3.2    100 100 630/22.2 Brača IV s-min Extra Light 705/109.2 49.0 15.8 3.1 - 3.2    100 100 560/19.8 mechanics of the paddle are specifically designed to fit NEW Brača IV s-min Marathon 705/109.2 49.0 15.8 ● 3.1 - 3.2    100 100 630/22.2 Brača IV s-min 60 705/109.2 49.0 15.8 3.2 - 3.4    50 60 760/26.8 BRAČA CHILDREN children's physiology. It enables the absorption of NEW Brača IV xs-min 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 3.2 - 3.4    100 100 600/21.2 Brača FW max NEW Brača IV xs-min Marathon 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 ● 3.2 - 3.4    100 60 600/21.2 impact from each paddle stroke, therefore reducing  Brača Children max shock on the shoulders, elbows and wrists and Brača FW max 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 3.1 - 3.2   100 100 600/21.2 Brača FW min Brača Children max 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 4.7 - 4.9    50 60 750/26.5 Brača Children min ultimately decreasing common kayak injuries. Brača FW min 610/94.5 45.0 14.4 3.1 - 3.2    100 100 580/20.5 Brača Children min 610/94.5 45.0 14.4 4.7 - 4.9    50 60 740/26.1  Brača II max 835/129.4 52.0 17.5 2.2 - 2.3    100 100 780/27.5 Brača II max Extra Light 835/129.4 52.0 17.5 2.2 - 2.3    100 100 680/24.0 SHAFT STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT PROCESS NEW Brača II s-max 820/127.1 51.8 17.2 2.5 - 2.6   100 100 770/27.2 NEW Brača II s-max Extra Light 820/127.1 51.8 17.2 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 660/23.3 Brača II min 815/126.3 51.6 17.0 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 760/26.8 10 1.0 - 5.0 mm Brača II min Extra Light 815/126.3 51.6 17.0 2.5 - 2.6    100 100 650/22.9 kg Brača II s-min 790/122.2 51.4 16.9 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 740/26.1 Brača II s-min Extra Light 790/122.2 51.4 16.9 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 620/21.9

1.0 m Brača VIII x-max 837/129.7 57.5 15.5 2.2 - 2.3   100 100 750/26.5 Brača VIII max 799/123.8 57.4 15.0 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 730/25.8 Brača VIII min 767/118.9 57.3 14.6 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 710/25.0 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details.

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BRAČA III Brača III is the ‘parallel-edge’ model and is the BRAČA VI Brača VI and Brača VII are designed with a more Brača III preferred paddle of lighter male athletes. Brača VI max extreme ‘tear-drop’ shape, which facilitates a very Brača III 60 Brača VI min Brača VI s-min powerful catch. Brača III 60 is designed for the paddler who prefers a softer blade and shaft. This design facilitates application of all power in the beginning of the stroke (catch) only. In these models the blade is fitted into the shaft.

BRAČA V Brača V is the latest update of the traditional ‘parallel BRAČA VII edge’ concept, recommended for paddlers who Brača VII max Brača VII min prefer this shape to the more aggressive ‘tear-drop’ Brača VII s-min shape. Brača Junior is an exact copy of the Brača VI and Brača VII with proportionally smaller blade size and with proprietary material characteristics. The mechanics of the paddle are specifically designed to fit children’s physiology. It enables the absorption of impact from each paddle stroke, therefore reducing shock on the shoulders, Brača Kid is a ‘parallel-edge’ blade with propor- elbows and wrists and ultimately decreasing common tionally smaller blade size and with proprietary kayak injuries. material characteristics. The mechanics of the paddle are specifically designed to fit children’s physiology. Brača Junior 100 is also available in standard (100% BRAČA KID It enables the absorption of impact from each paddle BRAČA JUNIOR carbon) construction. Brača Kid max stroke, therefore reducing shock on the shoulders, Brača Junior max Brača Kid min Brača Junior max 100 Brača Kid s-min elbows and wrists and ultimately decreasing common Brača Junior min kayak injuries. Brača Junior min 100 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF EXTREME TEAR-DROP MODELS B l a d e S h a f t Carbon ) ) e t

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4 Brača VI s-min 750/116.2 51.5 17.0 3.1 - 3.2 100 100 710/25.0 S B e A W L       Brača III 755/117.0 53.0 15.5 2.5 - 2.6 100 100 750/26.5 Brača VII max 745/115.4 49.3 16.7 3.1 - 3.2  100 100 700/24.7      Brača III 60 755/117.0 53.0 15.5 3.2 - 3.4 50 60 820/28.9 Brača VII min 725/112.3 48.9 16.4 3.1 - 3.2  100 100 680/24.0 Brača VII s-min 710/110.0 48.7 16.2 3.1 - 3.2   100 100 660/23.3  Brača V 810/125.5 52.0 17.1 2.5 - 2.6   100 100 750/26.5  Brača Junior max 685/106.2 48.7 15.5 3.2 - 3.4    50 60 800/28.2      Brača Kid max 655/101.5 46.5 15.0 4.7 - 4.9  50 60 750/26.5 Brača Junior max 100 685/106.2 48.7 15.5 2.7 - 2.9 100 100 600/21.2     Brača Kid min 615/95.3 46.0 14.0 4.7 - 4.9  50 60 730/25.7 Brača Junior min 665/103.1 48.4 15.2 3.2 - 3.4 50 60 780/27.5 Brača Kid s-min 580/89.9 45.2 13.3 4.7 - 4.9   50 60 700/24.7 Brača Junior min 100 665/103.1 48.4 15.2 2.7 - 2.9   100 100 580/20.5 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details. but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details.

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BRAČA III Brača III is the ‘parallel-edge’ model and is the BRAČA VI Brača VI and Brača VII are designed with a more Brača III preferred paddle of lighter male athletes. Brača VI max extreme ‘tear-drop’ shape, which facilitates a very Brača III 60 Brača VI min Brača VI s-min powerful catch. Brača III 60 is designed for the paddler who prefers a softer blade and shaft. This design facilitates application of all power in the beginning of the stroke (catch) only. In these models the blade is fitted into the shaft.

BRAČA V Brača V is the latest update of the traditional ‘parallel BRAČA VII edge’ concept, recommended for paddlers who Brača VII max Brača VII min prefer this shape to the more aggressive ‘tear-drop’ Brača VII s-min shape. Brača Junior is an exact copy of the Brača VI and Brača VII with proportionally smaller blade size and with proprietary material characteristics. The mechanics of the paddle are specifically designed to fit children’s physiology. It enables the absorption of impact from each paddle stroke, therefore reducing shock on the shoulders, Brača Kid is a ‘parallel-edge’ blade with propor- elbows and wrists and ultimately decreasing common tionally smaller blade size and with proprietary kayak injuries. material characteristics. The mechanics of the paddle are specifically designed to fit children’s physiology. Brača Junior 100 is also available in standard (100% BRAČA KID It enables the absorption of impact from each paddle BRAČA JUNIOR carbon) construction. Brača Kid max stroke, therefore reducing shock on the shoulders, Brača Junior max Brača Kid min Brača Junior max 100 Brača Kid s-min elbows and wrists and ultimately decreasing common Brača Junior min kayak injuries. Brača Junior min 100 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF EXTREME TEAR-DROP MODELS B l a d e S h a f t Carbon ) ) e t

l content m i m l c b

c Weight (

Surface l (%) p ( a

l

t Stiffness s h t

e (g/oz) u s h f Area t c

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF PARALLEL-EDGE MODELS t F d u a

g (mm) j p d a

(sq.cm/sq.in) i h l n d 4 S B e A W

B l a d e S h a f t Carbon L ) ) e t l content m i m

l    c b

c Weight ( Brača VI max 780/120.9 52.0 17.5 2.7 - 2.8 100 100 750/26.5

Surface l (%) p ( a l t Stiffness s h t  e

u (g/oz)   s h f Area t c t Brača VI min 765/118.6 51.7 17.1 2.9 - 3.0 100 100 730/25.8 F d u a g (mm) j p d a  i

(sq.cm/sq.in) h l   n d

4 Brača VI s-min 750/116.2 51.5 17.0 3.1 - 3.2 100 100 710/25.0 S B e A W L       Brača III 755/117.0 53.0 15.5 2.5 - 2.6 100 100 750/26.5 Brača VII max 745/115.4 49.3 16.7 3.1 - 3.2  100 100 700/24.7      Brača III 60 755/117.0 53.0 15.5 3.2 - 3.4 50 60 820/28.9 Brača VII min 725/112.3 48.9 16.4 3.1 - 3.2  100 100 680/24.0 Brača VII s-min 710/110.0 48.7 16.2 3.1 - 3.2   100 100 660/23.3  Brača V 810/125.5 52.0 17.1 2.5 - 2.6   100 100 750/26.5  Brača Junior max 685/106.2 48.7 15.5 3.2 - 3.4    50 60 800/28.2      Brača Kid max 655/101.5 46.5 15.0 4.7 - 4.9  50 60 750/26.5 Brača Junior max 100 685/106.2 48.7 15.5 2.7 - 2.9 100 100 600/21.2     Brača Kid min 615/95.3 46.0 14.0 4.7 - 4.9  50 60 730/25.7 Brača Junior min 665/103.1 48.4 15.2 3.2 - 3.4 50 60 780/27.5 Brača Kid s-min 580/89.9 45.2 13.3 4.7 - 4.9   50 60 700/24.7 Brača Junior min 100 665/103.1 48.4 15.2 2.7 - 2.9   100 100 580/20.5 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details. but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details.

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BRAČA IX Brača IX and Brača X is the line of Brača paddles Brača IX max engineered using advanced kinetic, biomechanical and OLYMPIC GAMES Brača IX min material science concepts to combine the best characteristics from multiple paddle designs into one LONDON 2012 hybrid model.

Danuta Kozák (Hungary)

The revolutionary idea enables the paddle to provide different characteristics during each phase of the stroke (catch, drive and exit).

BRAČA X Edward Daniel McKeever (Great Britain) Rudolf Dombi, Roland Kökény (Hungary) Brača X max Brača X min

It has a very firm catch, and then transitions to the smooth, medium power drive and then to an effortless and forgiving exit. OLYMPIC GAMES LONDON 2012

Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák, Katalin Kovács, Krisztina Fazekas (Hungary)

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF HYBRID (FUSION) MODELS B l a d e S h a f t Carbon ) ) e t l content m i m l c b

c Weight (

Surface l (%) p ( a

l

t Stiffness s h t

e

u (g/oz) s h f Area t c t F d u a

g (mm) j p d a

i

(sq.cm/sq.in) h l n d 4 S B e A W L

Brača IX max 765/118.6 52.0 16.2 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 650/22.9 Brača IX min 740/114.7 51.5 15.9 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 640/22.6

Brača X max 705/109.3 50.0 15.3 3.1 - 3.2   100 100 620/21.9 Brača X min 680/105.4 49.5 15.0 3.1 - 3.2   100 100 600/21.2 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details. , Dave Smith, Stewart Murray, , Yury Postrigay (Russia) (Australia)

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BRAČA IX Brača IX and Brača X is the line of Brača paddles Brača IX max engineered using advanced kinetic, biomechanical and OLYMPIC GAMES Brača IX min material science concepts to combine the best characteristics from multiple paddle designs into one LONDON 2012 hybrid model.

Danuta Kozák (Hungary)

The revolutionary idea enables the paddle to provide different characteristics during each phase of the stroke (catch, drive and exit).

BRAČA X Edward Daniel McKeever (Great Britain) Rudolf Dombi, Roland Kökény (Hungary) Brača X max Brača X min

It has a very firm catch, and then transitions to the smooth, medium power drive and then to an effortless and forgiving exit. OLYMPIC GAMES LONDON 2012

Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák, Katalin Kovács, Krisztina Fazekas (Hungary)

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF HYBRID (FUSION) MODELS B l a d e S h a f t Carbon ) ) e t l content m i m l c b

c Weight (

Surface l (%) p ( a l t Stiffness s h t e

u (g/oz) s h f Area t c t F d u a g (mm) j p d a i

(sq.cm/sq.in) h l n d 4 S B e A W L

Brača IX max 765/118.6 52.0 16.2 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 650/22.9 Brača IX min 740/114.7 51.5 15.9 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 640/22.6

Brača X max 705/109.3 50.0 15.3 3.1 - 3.2   100 100 620/21.9 Brača X min 680/105.4 49.5 15.0 3.1 - 3.2   100 100 600/21.2 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details. Tate Smith, Dave Smith, Stewart Murray, Alexander Dyachenko, Yury Postrigay (Russia) Jacob Clear (Australia)

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Inna Osypenko-Radomska (Ukraine)

Josefa Idem (Italy)

Olympic Games Age Sport event Team NOC Rank Medal

1984 - Los Angeles 19 Women’s Kayak Doubles, 500 metres West Germany FRG 3 Bronze 1984 - Los Angeles 19 Women’s Kayak Fours, 500 metres West Germany FRG 5 1988 - Seoul 23 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres West Germany FRG 9 1988 - Seoul 23 Women’s Kayak Fours, 500 metres West Germany FRG 5 1992 - Barcelona 27 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 4 1996 - Atlanta 31 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 3 Bronze Saul Craviotto (Spain) Vadzim Makhneu, (Belarus) 2000 - Sidney 35 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 1 Gold 2004 - Athens 39 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 2 Silver 2008 - Beijing 43 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 2 Silver 2012 - London 47 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 5

OLYMPIC GAMES LONDON 2012

Katalin Kovács, Natasa Douchev-Janics (Hungary)

Tim Brabants (Great Britain)

Olympic Games Age Sport event Team NOC Rank Medal

2000 - Sidney 23 Men’s Kayak Singles, 1000 metres Great Britain GBR 3 Bronze 2004 - Athens 27 Men’s Kayak Singles, 1000 metres Great Britain GBR 5 2008 - Beijing 31 Men’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Great Britain GBR 3 Bronze 2008 - Beijing 31 Men’s Kayak Singles, 1000 metres Great Britain GBR 1 Gold Zoltán Kammerer, Dávid Tóth, Tamás Kulifai, Natasa Douchev-Janics (Hungary) 2012 - London 35 Men’s Kayak Singles, 1000 metres Great Britain GBR 8 Dániel Pauman (Hungary)

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Inna Osypenko-Radomska (Ukraine)

Josefa Idem (Italy)

Olympic Games Age Sport event Team NOC Rank Medal

1984 - Los Angeles 19 Women’s Kayak Doubles, 500 metres West Germany FRG 3 Bronze 1984 - Los Angeles 19 Women’s Kayak Fours, 500 metres West Germany FRG 5 1988 - Seoul 23 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres West Germany FRG 9 1988 - Seoul 23 Women’s Kayak Fours, 500 metres West Germany FRG 5 1992 - Barcelona 27 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 4 1996 - Atlanta 31 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 3 Bronze Saul Craviotto (Spain) Vadzim Makhneu, Raman Piatrushenka (Belarus) 2000 - Sidney 35 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 1 Gold 2004 - Athens 39 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 2 Silver 2008 - Beijing 43 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 2 Silver 2012 - London 47 Women’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Italy ITA 5

OLYMPIC GAMES LONDON 2012

Katalin Kovács, Natasa Douchev-Janics (Hungary)

Tim Brabants (Great Britain)

Olympic Games Age Sport event Team NOC Rank Medal

2000 - Sidney 23 Men’s Kayak Singles, 1000 metres Great Britain GBR 3 Bronze 2004 - Athens 27 Men’s Kayak Singles, 1000 metres Great Britain GBR 5 2008 - Beijing 31 Men’s Kayak Singles, 500 metres Great Britain GBR 3 Bronze 2008 - Beijing 31 Men’s Kayak Singles, 1000 metres Great Britain GBR 1 Gold Zoltán Kammerer, Dávid Tóth, Tamás Kulifai, Natasa Douchev-Janics (Hungary) 2012 - London 35 Men’s Kayak Singles, 1000 metres Great Britain GBR 8 Dániel Pauman (Hungary)

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Karolina Naja, Beata Mikołajczyk (Poland) Dave Smith, (Australia) Yanan Wu, Yu Zhou (People's Republic of China)

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Bridgitte Hartley (South Africa) Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwartz (Austria) , Sebastien Jouve (France)

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Iryna Pamialova, Nadzeya Papok, Volha Khudzenka, Miklós Dudás (Hungary) Maxime Beaumont (France) Maryna Pautaran (Belarus)

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Mark de Jonge (Canada) Marta Wałczykiewicz (Poland) Teresa Portela Rivas (Spain)

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Karolina Naja, Beata Mikołajczyk (Poland) Dave Smith, Ken Wallace (Australia) Yanan Wu, Yu Zhou (People's Republic of China)

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Bridgitte Hartley (South Africa) Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwartz (Austria) Arnaud Hybois, Sebastien Jouve (France)

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Iryna Pamialova, Nadzeya Papok, Volha Khudzenka, Miklós Dudás (Hungary) Maxime Beaumont (France) Maryna Pautaran (Belarus)

OLYMPIC GAMES LONDON 2012

Mark de Jonge (Canada) Marta Wałczykiewicz (Poland) Teresa Portela Rivas (Spain)

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BRAČA CANOE GERE Brača Canoe Gere Standard is designed using BRAČA CANOE Brača Canoe 20 and Brača Canoe Brača Canoe Gere Standard production techniques derived from many decades of Brača Canoe 20 21.5 are an exact copy of the wooden Brača Canoe Gere Hard Brača Canoe 21.5 experience delivering functionality to satisfy the blade paddle (see previous model Brača requirements of the majority of athletes. Canoe Gere). This paddle has the same grip as the WITHOUT wooden paddle, but it has higher outer SPINE mechanical strength and impact resist- Brača Canoe Gere Hard is designed for the strong ance. (90 kg / 198 lb plus) athlete, with added stiffness, which makes it slightly heavier.

Brača Canoe Medium is designed with a stabilizing central spine in the middle of the blade. It has a specific, non-uniformly BRAČA CANOE GERE BRAČA CANOE MEDIUM distributed catch. Brača Canoe Gere Neptun Brača Canoe Medium This shape allows the paddler to perform Brača Canoe Gere Neptun is a unique design with Brača Canoe Uni 2000 the most effective straight strokes (it the highest possible performance. doesn’t ‘run aside’) and steering against Lacquered and highly polished blade surface, the wind becomes much easier. pronounced shaping and the use of top quality WITH materials give this blade its superb finish and its SPINE outstanding properties. Brača Canoe Uni 2000 uses the same shape as Brača Canoe Medium, but has a wider range of sizes. Size must be specified when ordering.

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF CANOE MODELS e B l a d e S h a f t l Carbon d

n content ) ) a e

l Weight m H (%) m

c b

Surface Area c TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF CANOE GERE MODELS ( n l a ( (g/oz) l

t Stiffness e t h e u s h f t d t d F u a o g (mm) j a d e (sq.cm/sq.in) h l i l o n B l a d e S h a f t d S B e d A W W L n ) ) ) N e c k a e l

r Weight m H % n m

( e c b n

c Surface Area e (   n n l a ( t

o b d l l (g/oz) 20 59 ● 100 100 Brača Canoe 20 960/148.8 700/24.7

i 2.1 - 2.3 d t Stiffness e o n h b n a u s F h o r t d

b e t

v   u F u t s r o a o g 21.5 59 ● 100 100 (mm) j Brača Canoe 21.5 1038/160.9 1.8 - 1.9 750/26.5 d o s O a n C i o n d

(sq.cm/sq.in) W a R C o   l e A W W c ● L G Brača Canoe Medium 1038.9/160.9 21.5 59 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 750/26.5 Brača Canoe Gere Standard 908-1116/140.7-173.0 54 - 56 20 - 22 ● ● ● ● ● 1.8 - 1.9 100   ● 800/28.2   ● Brača Canoe Gere Hard 908-1116/140.7-173.0 54 - 57 22 - 23 ● ● ● ● ● 1.8 - 1.9 100   ● 820/28.9 19 - 20 57 - 59 2.0 - 2.2   ● 100 100 750/26.5 ● ● Brača Canoe Uni 2000 908-1116/140.7-173.0 21 - 22 57 - 59 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 770/27.2 Brača Canoe Gere Neptun 908-1116/140.7-173.0 54 - 56 20.5 - 22 ● ● ● 1.8 - 1.9 100   ● 780/27.5 } 22.5 - 23 57 - 59 1.6 - 1.7   ● 100 100 790/27.9 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details. but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details.

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BRAČA CANOE GERE Brača Canoe Gere Standard is designed using BRAČA CANOE Brača Canoe 20 and Brača Canoe Brača Canoe Gere Standard production techniques derived from many decades of Brača Canoe 20 21.5 are an exact copy of the wooden Brača Canoe Gere Hard Brača Canoe 21.5 experience delivering functionality to satisfy the blade paddle (see previous model Brača requirements of the majority of athletes. Canoe Gere). This paddle has the same grip as the WITHOUT wooden paddle, but it has higher outer SPINE mechanical strength and impact resist- Brača Canoe Gere Hard is designed for the strong ance. (90 kg / 198 lb plus) athlete, with added stiffness, which makes it slightly heavier.

Brača Canoe Medium is designed with a stabilizing central spine in the middle of the blade. It has a specific, non-uniformly BRAČA CANOE GERE BRAČA CANOE MEDIUM distributed catch. Brača Canoe Gere Neptun Brača Canoe Medium This shape allows the paddler to perform Brača Canoe Gere Neptun is a unique design with Brača Canoe Uni 2000 the most effective straight strokes (it the highest possible performance. doesn’t ‘run aside’) and steering against Lacquered and highly polished blade surface, the wind becomes much easier. pronounced shaping and the use of top quality WITH materials give this blade its superb finish and its SPINE outstanding properties. Brača Canoe Uni 2000 uses the same shape as Brača Canoe Medium, but has a wider range of sizes. Size must be specified when ordering.

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF CANOE MODELS e B l a d e S h a f t l Carbon d

n content ) ) a e

l Weight m H (%) m

c b

Surface Area c TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF CANOE GERE MODELS ( n l a ( (g/oz) l

t Stiffness e t h e u s h f t d t d F u a o g (mm) j a d e (sq.cm/sq.in) h l i l o n B l a d e S h a f t d S B e d A W W L n ) ) ) N e c k a e l r Weight m H % n m

( e c b n c Surface Area e (   n n l a ( t o b d l l (g/oz) 20 59 ● 100 100 Brača Canoe 20 960/148.8 700/24.7 i 2.1 - 2.3 d t Stiffness e o n h b n a u s F h o r t d b e t

v   u F u t s r o a o g 21.5 59 ● 100 100 (mm) j Brača Canoe 21.5 1038/160.9 1.8 - 1.9 750/26.5 d o s O a n C i o n d

(sq.cm/sq.in) W a R C o   l e A W W c ● L G Brača Canoe Medium 1038.9/160.9 21.5 59 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 750/26.5 Brača Canoe Gere Standard 908-1116/140.7-173.0 54 - 56 20 - 22 ● ● ● ● ● 1.8 - 1.9 100   ● 800/28.2   ● Brača Canoe Gere Hard 908-1116/140.7-173.0 54 - 57 22 - 23 ● ● ● ● ● 1.8 - 1.9 100   ● 820/28.9 19 - 20 57 - 59 2.0 - 2.2   ● 100 100 750/26.5 ● ● Brača Canoe Uni 2000 908-1116/140.7-173.0 21 - 22 57 - 59 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 770/27.2 Brača Canoe Gere Neptun 908-1116/140.7-173.0 54 - 56 20.5 - 22 ● ● ● 1.8 - 1.9 100   ● 780/27.5 } 22.5 - 23 57 - 59 1.6 - 1.7   ● 100 100 790/27.9 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details. but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details.

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Yuri Cheban (Ukraine) Jevgenij Shuklin (Lithuania) Maria Kazakova (Russia) Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Mallorie Nicholson (Canada)

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Andrei Bahdanovich, Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Alexey Korovashkov, Ilya Pervukhin (Russia) Sergiy Bezugliy, Maksim Prokopenko (Azerbaijan) (Belarus)

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Alfonso Benavidez Lopes de Ayala (Spain) David Cal Figueroa (Spain) Attila Vajda (Hungary)

Mark Oldershaw (Canada) Ivan Shtyl’ (Russia) Vadim Menkov (Uzbekistan) Mathieu Goubel (France)

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Yuri Cheban (Ukraine) Jevgenij Shuklin (Lithuania) Maria Kazakova (Russia) Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Mallorie Nicholson (Canada)

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Andrei Bahdanovich, Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Alexey Korovashkov, Ilya Pervukhin (Russia) Sergiy Bezugliy, Maksim Prokopenko (Azerbaijan) (Belarus)

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Alfonso Benavidez Lopes de Ayala (Spain) David Cal Figueroa (Spain) Attila Vajda (Hungary)

Mark Oldershaw (Canada) Ivan Shtyl’ (Russia) Vadim Menkov (Uzbekistan) Mathieu Goubel (France)

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BRAČA CANOE CHILDREN Brača Canoe Children is an exact copy of the Brača BRAČA DRAGON Brača Dragon paddle complies with the IDBF Paddle Canoe Uni 2000 with proportionally smaller blade Specification 202a and is licensed or approved for size and with proprietary material characteristics. The competition use under the IDBF Governing Bodies mechanics of the paddle are specifically designed to fit Standard Racing Paddle Approval Scheme. children’s physiology. Brača Dragon paddles are authorized for use in It enables the absorption of impact from each paddle stroke, therefore reducing shock on the shoulders, Championship events, and all formal Sport Racing elbows and wrists and ultimately decreasing common competitions, that is, those races held under the canoe injuries. Competition Regulations and Racing Rules of the IDBF and its Members, and for any kind of informal competition, training or general dragon boating.

BRAČA CANOE Brača Canoe Uni Extra Wide is the line UNI EXTRA WIDE of Brača canoe sprint paddles designed and engineered to enable a very quick and powerful catch. This design facilitates the

h ID t BF g application of all power in the beginning of n EACH BLADE CARRIES

e BRAČA CANOE OUTRIGGER L the stroke (catch) and an effortless exit. Brača Canoe Outrigger max MANUFACTURER’S PADDLE MARK Brača Canoe Outrigger min

Width 10 mm

Brača Canoe Uni Super Fat is the new BRAČA CANOE Brača Canoe Outrigger is a lightweight and line of Brača canoe sprint paddles designed UNI SUPER FAT durable carbon paddle, modeled after a classic and engineered to enable a quick, powerful and very smooth catch. This design Hawaiian design. h t

g facilitates the application of all power in the

n Width e L beginning of the stroke and an effortless m m

exit, while preventing stress to the hand 0 2 2 and wrist by absorbing the entrance shock, Width 2 therefore making the catch extremely BRAČA STAND UP Brača Stand Up (SUP) paddle was specially 10 mm smooth and efficient. Brača Stand Up max Brača Stand Up min designed for stand up surf paddling. The advanced Brača Stand Up s-min kinetic characteristics with natural shock absorption TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF CANOE MODELS are the signature of our mechanical energy paddle™. e l

B l a d e S h a f t d Carbon ) ) n e ) a l m

m content H c c m

b ( (

Surface Area c Weight

l a n (%) ( l 2 t

h

Stiffness e t s t u e h h d (g/oz)

(sq.cm/sq.in) f t t F g u d o a (mm) j d d n a i i o h l d e S B W W L A W

Brača Canoe Children 665-775/103.1-120.1 16 - 18.5 47 - 50 4.5 - 4.8   ● 60 60 480-520/16.9-18.3 Brača Canoe Children 100 665-775/103.1-120.1 16 - 18.5 47 - 50 3.2 - 3.5   ● 100 100 450-480/15.9-16.9 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF DRAGON, OUTRIGGER   ● AND STAND UP (SUP) MODELS 22 48 - 50 2.0 - 2.2   ● 100 100 680/24.0  

22.5 50 2.0 - 2.2 ● 100 100 680/24.0 e B l a d e S h a f t l Carbon 23; 23.5 50 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 d content (%) Brača Canoe Uni Extra Wide 916-1097/142.0-170.0 720/25.4 n ) a )

  e

l Weight

● m 24; 24.5; 25 50 - 55 1.8 - 1.9 100 100 760/26.8 H m

c b t c

Surface e (

  n l a f

(

l (g/oz) 25.5; 26 50 - 51 1.6 - 1.7 ● 100 100 d

780/27.6 t Stiffness e a h u s h a t   Area d h l t F ● u o g j S

(mm) B d i o n   (sq.cm/sq.in) d

21 48 - 49 2.0 - 2.2 ● 100 100 e 20 680/24.0 A W W 21.5 20.5 48 - 49 2.0 - 2.2   ● 100 100 680/24.0 L 22 21 48 - 49 2.0 - 2.2   ● 100 100 680/24.0 Brača Dragon specified by IDBF 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 400/14.1 22.5 21.5 50 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 720/25.4 Brača Canoe Uni Super Fat 916-1070/142.0-165.9 23 22 50 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 720/25.4 Brača Canoe Outrigger max 730/113.2 49 22.3 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 500/17.6 23.5 22.5 50 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 720/25.4 Brača Canoe Outrigger min 650/100.8 48 21.3 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 460/16.2 24 23 50 1.6 - 1.7   ● 100 100 760/26.8 24.5 23.5 50 1.6 - 1.7   ● 100 100 760/26.8 Brača Stand Up (SUP) max 730/113.2 49 22.3 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 580/20.5 25 24 50 1.6 - 1.7   ● 100 100 760/26.8 Brača Stand Up (SUP) min 650/100.8 48 21.3 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 540/19.0 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details. Brača Stand Up (SUP) s-min 590/91.4 47.2 20.8 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 500/17.6

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BRAČA CANOE CHILDREN Brača Canoe Children is an exact copy of the Brača BRAČA DRAGON Brača Dragon paddle complies with the IDBF Paddle Canoe Uni 2000 with proportionally smaller blade Specification 202a and is licensed or approved for size and with proprietary material characteristics. The competition use under the IDBF Governing Bodies mechanics of the paddle are specifically designed to fit Standard Racing Paddle Approval Scheme. children’s physiology. Brača Dragon paddles are authorized for use in It enables the absorption of impact from each paddle stroke, therefore reducing shock on the shoulders, Championship events, and all formal Sport Racing elbows and wrists and ultimately decreasing common competitions, that is, those races held under the canoe injuries. Competition Regulations and Racing Rules of the IDBF and its Members, and for any kind of informal competition, training or general dragon boating.

BRAČA CANOE Brača Canoe Uni Extra Wide is the line UNI EXTRA WIDE of Brača canoe sprint paddles designed and engineered to enable a very quick and powerful catch. This design facilitates the

h ID t BF g application of all power in the beginning of n EACH BLADE CARRIES

e BRAČA CANOE OUTRIGGER L the stroke (catch) and an effortless exit. Brača Canoe Outrigger max MANUFACTURER’S PADDLE MARK Brača Canoe Outrigger min

Width 10 mm

Brača Canoe Uni Super Fat is the new BRAČA CANOE Brača Canoe Outrigger is a lightweight and line of Brača canoe sprint paddles designed UNI SUPER FAT durable carbon paddle, modeled after a classic and engineered to enable a quick, powerful and very smooth catch. This design Hawaiian design. h t

g facilitates the application of all power in the n Width e L beginning of the stroke and an effortless m m

exit, while preventing stress to the hand 0 2 2 and wrist by absorbing the entrance shock, Width 2 therefore making the catch extremely BRAČA STAND UP Brača Stand Up (SUP) paddle was specially 10 mm smooth and efficient. Brača Stand Up max Brača Stand Up min designed for stand up surf paddling. The advanced Brača Stand Up s-min kinetic characteristics with natural shock absorption TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF CANOE MODELS are the signature of our mechanical energy paddle™. e l

B l a d e S h a f t d Carbon ) ) n e ) a l m m content H c c m b ( (

Surface Area c Weight l a n (%) ( l 2 t h

Stiffness e t s t u e h h d (g/oz)

(sq.cm/sq.in) f t t F g u d o a (mm) j d d n a i i o h l d e S B W W L A W

Brača Canoe Children 665-775/103.1-120.1 16 - 18.5 47 - 50 4.5 - 4.8   ● 60 60 480-520/16.9-18.3 Brača Canoe Children 100 665-775/103.1-120.1 16 - 18.5 47 - 50 3.2 - 3.5   ● 100 100 450-480/15.9-16.9 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF DRAGON, OUTRIGGER   ● AND STAND UP (SUP) MODELS 22 48 - 50 2.0 - 2.2   ● 100 100 680/24.0  

22.5 50 2.0 - 2.2 ● 100 100 680/24.0 e B l a d e S h a f t l Carbon 23; 23.5 50 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 d content (%) Brača Canoe Uni Extra Wide 916-1097/142.0-170.0 720/25.4 n ) a )

  e

l Weight

● m 24; 24.5; 25 50 - 55 1.8 - 1.9 100 100 760/26.8 H m

c b t c

Surface e (

  n l a f

(

l (g/oz) 25.5; 26 50 - 51 1.6 - 1.7 ● 100 100 d

780/27.6 t Stiffness e a h u s h a t   Area d h l t F ● u o g j S

(mm) B d i o n   (sq.cm/sq.in) d

21 48 - 49 2.0 - 2.2 ● 100 100 e 20 680/24.0 A W W 21.5 20.5 48 - 49 2.0 - 2.2   ● 100 100 680/24.0 L 22 21 48 - 49 2.0 - 2.2   ● 100 100 680/24.0 Brača Dragon specified by IDBF 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 400/14.1 22.5 21.5 50 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 720/25.4 Brača Canoe Uni Super Fat 916-1070/142.0-165.9 23 22 50 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 720/25.4 Brača Canoe Outrigger max 730/113.2 49 22.3 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 500/17.6 23.5 22.5 50 1.8 - 1.9   ● 100 100 720/25.4 Brača Canoe Outrigger min 650/100.8 48 21.3 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 460/16.2 24 23 50 1.6 - 1.7   ● 100 100 760/26.8 24.5 23.5 50 1.6 - 1.7   ● 100 100 760/26.8 Brača Stand Up (SUP) max 730/113.2 49 22.3 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 580/20.5 25 24 50 1.6 - 1.7   ● 100 100 760/26.8 Brača Stand Up (SUP) min 650/100.8 48 21.3 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 540/19.0 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details. Brača Stand Up (SUP) s-min 590/91.4 47.2 20.8 2.7 - 2.9   ● 100 100 500/17.6

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BRAČA TYPHOON Brača Typhoon has been designed to provide well- BRAČA HURRICANE Brača Hurricane is the latest paddle in the Brača Brača Typhoon 20 balanced characteristics of lightness, ease of use and Brača Hurricane 20 max touring line. Brača Typhoon 60 Brača Hurricane 20 min extreme durability. Brača Typhoon 100 Brača Hurricane 60 max Its design is based on the Typhoon, with the following The Typhoon has a very clean center spine, Brača Hurricane 60 min modifications: slightly reduced blade surface area and incorporated into the blade for optimal tracking Brača Hurricane 100 max offset spine height to provide more efficient catch, Brača Hurricane 100 min stability. tracking and exit. Its exceptional strength fully withstands intense Its exceptional strength fully withstands intense conditions and performs flawlessly in the open ocean, conditions and performs flawlessly in the open ocean, rivers and lakes. rivers and lakes. The Typhoon 20 and Typhoon 60 are reinforced This is a perfect paddle for touring and long races for with carbon fiber. The Typhoon 100 is reinforced the paddler who prefers a traditional shape over a with kevlar. wing blade. All Hurricane paddles are reinforced with carbon fiber.

All traditional sea kayak models have carbon fiber and kevlar reinforced tips.

BRAČA TORNADO BračaTornado is our no-spine paddle model. Brača Tornado 20 It is designed to provide very clean and efficient paddle Brača Tornado 60 strokes, delivers increased power for acceleration Brača Tornado 100 and is optimized for work in the surf zone. CARBON AND KEVLAR Its exceptional strength fully withstands intense REINFORCED EDGES environments and performs flawlessly in the extreme conditions of the open ocean. The Tornado 20 and Tornado 60 are reinforced with carbon fiber. The Tornado 100 is reinforced with kevlar. TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF TRADITIONAL MODELS B l a d e S h a f t Carbon ) ) s e t

l content m p i m i l c b

c Weight ( T Surface l

p (%) ( a

l

t s r Stiffness h

t e u

s (g/oz) h t a Area f c t l F d u a g

(mm) j p v d a

i h l

(sq.cm/sq.in) n d e 2 S e B K A W L Brača Typhoon 20 690/106.9 47.2 18.7 ● 4.3 - 4.6    50 20 850/30.0 Brača Typhoon 60 690/106.9 47.2 18.7 ● 3.2 - 3.4    75 60 790/27.9 Brača Typhoon 100 690/106.9 47.2 18.7 ● 2.7 - 2.9    100 100 700/24.7    Brača Tornado 20 675/104.6 46.0 17.9 ● 4.7 - 4.9    50 20 850/30.0 Brača Tornado 60 675/104.6 46.0 17.9 ● 3.3 - 3.5    75 60 790/27.9 Brača Tornado 100 675/104.6 46.0 17.9 ● 2.8 - 2.9    100 100 700/24.7    Brača Hurricane 20 max 720/111.6 48.0 18.7 ● 4.7 - 4.9    50 20 850/30.0 Brača Hurricane 20 min 660/102.3 46.0 17.5 ● 4.7 - 4.9    50 20 840/29.6 Brača Hurricane 60 max 720/111.6 48.0 18.7 ● 3.3 - 3.5    75 60 790/27.9 Brača Hurricane 60 min 660/102.3 46.0 17.5 ● 3.3 - 3.5    75 60 780/27.5 Brača Hurricane 100 max 720/111.6 48.0 18.7 ● 2.8 - 2.9    100 100 700/24.7 Brača Hurricane 100 min 660/102.3 46.0 17.5 ● 2.8 - 2.9    100 100 690/24.4 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details.

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BRAČA TYPHOON Brača Typhoon has been designed to provide well- BRAČA HURRICANE Brača Hurricane is the latest paddle in the Brača Brača Typhoon 20 balanced characteristics of lightness, ease of use and Brača Hurricane 20 max touring line. Brača Typhoon 60 Brača Hurricane 20 min extreme durability. Brača Typhoon 100 Brača Hurricane 60 max Its design is based on the Typhoon, with the following The Typhoon has a very clean center spine, Brača Hurricane 60 min modifications: slightly reduced blade surface area and incorporated into the blade for optimal tracking Brača Hurricane 100 max offset spine height to provide more efficient catch, Brača Hurricane 100 min stability. tracking and exit. Its exceptional strength fully withstands intense Its exceptional strength fully withstands intense conditions and performs flawlessly in the open ocean, conditions and performs flawlessly in the open ocean, rivers and lakes. rivers and lakes. The Typhoon 20 and Typhoon 60 are reinforced This is a perfect paddle for touring and long races for with carbon fiber. The Typhoon 100 is reinforced the paddler who prefers a traditional shape over a with kevlar. wing blade. All Hurricane paddles are reinforced with carbon fiber.

All traditional sea kayak models have carbon fiber and kevlar reinforced tips.

BRAČA TORNADO BračaTornado is our no-spine paddle model. Brača Tornado 20 It is designed to provide very clean and efficient paddle Brača Tornado 60 strokes, delivers increased power for acceleration Brača Tornado 100 and is optimized for work in the surf zone. CARBON AND KEVLAR Its exceptional strength fully withstands intense REINFORCED EDGES environments and performs flawlessly in the extreme conditions of the open ocean. The Tornado 20 and Tornado 60 are reinforced with carbon fiber. The Tornado 100 is reinforced with kevlar. TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF TRADITIONAL MODELS B l a d e S h a f t Carbon ) ) s e t

l content m p i m i l c b

c Weight ( T Surface l

p (%) ( a

l

t s r Stiffness h

t e u

s (g/oz) h t a Area f c t l F d u a g

(mm) j p v d a

i h l

(sq.cm/sq.in) n d e 2 S e B K A W L Brača Typhoon 20 690/106.9 47.2 18.7 ● 4.3 - 4.6    50 20 850/30.0 Brača Typhoon 60 690/106.9 47.2 18.7 ● 3.2 - 3.4    75 60 790/27.9 Brača Typhoon 100 690/106.9 47.2 18.7 ● 2.7 - 2.9    100 100 700/24.7    Brača Tornado 20 675/104.6 46.0 17.9 ● 4.7 - 4.9    50 20 850/30.0 Brača Tornado 60 675/104.6 46.0 17.9 ● 3.3 - 3.5    75 60 790/27.9 Brača Tornado 100 675/104.6 46.0 17.9 ● 2.8 - 2.9    100 100 700/24.7    Brača Hurricane 20 max 720/111.6 48.0 18.7 ● 4.7 - 4.9    50 20 850/30.0 Brača Hurricane 20 min 660/102.3 46.0 17.5 ● 4.7 - 4.9    50 20 840/29.6 Brača Hurricane 60 max 720/111.6 48.0 18.7 ● 3.3 - 3.5    75 60 790/27.9 Brača Hurricane 60 min 660/102.3 46.0 17.5 ● 3.3 - 3.5    75 60 780/27.5 Brača Hurricane 100 max 720/111.6 48.0 18.7 ● 2.8 - 2.9    100 100 700/24.7 Brača Hurricane 100 min 660/102.3 46.0 17.5 ● 2.8 - 2.9    100 100 690/24.4 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details.

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ICF WORLD MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS ROME 2012

Manuel Antonio Campos (Spain) Iván Alonso, Emilio Merchán (Spain) Iván Alonso (Spain)

Óscar Graña, Ramón Ferro (Spain) Renáta Csay (Hungary) José Ramalho (Portugal) Stefania Cicali (Italy) Berenike Faldum (Bulgaria)

ICF WORLD MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS ROME 2012

Manuel Antonio Campos, José Manuel Sánchez Márton Kövér, Attila Györe (Hungary) Renáta Csay, Ramóna Farkasdi (Hungary) (Spain)

Péter Nagy (Hungary) Walter Bouzán, Álvaro Fernández (Spain) Réka Hagymási, Vanda Kiszli (Hungary) Stefania Cicali, Anna Alberti (Italy) PHOTOS COURTESY OF BALINT VEKASSY

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ICF WORLD MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS ROME 2012

Manuel Antonio Campos (Spain) Iván Alonso, Emilio Merchán (Spain) Iván Alonso (Spain)

Óscar Graña, Ramón Ferro (Spain) Renáta Csay (Hungary) José Ramalho (Portugal) Stefania Cicali (Italy) Berenike Faldum (Bulgaria)

ICF WORLD MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS ROME 2012

Manuel Antonio Campos, José Manuel Sánchez Márton Kövér, Attila Györe (Hungary) Renáta Csay, Ramóna Farkasdi (Hungary) (Spain)

Péter Nagy (Hungary) Walter Bouzán, Álvaro Fernández (Spain) Réka Hagymási, Vanda Kiszli (Hungary) Stefania Cicali, Anna Alberti (Italy) PHOTOS COURTESY OF BALINT VEKASSY

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BRAČA SLALOM KINETIC Brača Slalom Kinetic is a strong, tough and durable BRAČA SLALOM SJOA Brača Slalom Sjoa is the new line of Brača kayak slalom paddle with aluminium reinforced tips for added Brača Slalom Sjoa max and freestyle paddles designed and engineered to enable a Brača Slalom Sjoa min impact resistance. very fast and effective management of the strokes and maneuverability. This design facilitates the ultimate control of the stroke in every phase.

17 mm 33 mm The blade has a flat surface in two horizontal and vertical lines; CNC machined, tough, durable core; sandwiched 315 mm titanium stiffener and 12 mm wide solid edge reinforced 457 mm with High Modulus Unidirectional Carbon. Our

ALUMINIUM AND TITANIUM revolutionary molding technology process guarantees the REINFORCED TIPS shape and dimensions of all paddles to be identical and precise.

28 mm 38 mm

310 mm 470 mm

ALUMINIUM AND TITANIUM REINFORCED TIPS BRAČA SLALOM SOČA Brača Slalom Soča is the line of Brača kayak slalom Brača Slalom Soča max and freestyle paddles designed and engineered to Brača Slalom Soča min enable fast, firm and smooth insertion into the water and an extremely efficient stroke. The blade has a unique spoon-leaf shape with sharp edges; CNC BRAČA SLALOM ERGO SHAFT machined tough, durable core; sandwich titanium stiffener and 12 mm wide solid edge reinforced with High Modulus Unidirectional Carbon.

Our revolutionary molding technology process guarantees the shape and dimensions of all paddles to be identical and precise. The paddle is intended for the hard driver who loves the feeling of running water.

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF SLALOM AND FREESTYLE MODELS

B l a d e s S h a f t Carbon p i ) t ) content e m t l f m m c Weight b ( c Surface a u (%)

i ( a l

13.5 mm 36.5 mm Stiffness h h l t t e n (g/oz) s t f i

Area h s

u d t a g (mm) u F o m a j d h l

(sq.cm/sq.in) n i g u d l S r e B L W A E A

320 mm Hard 2.7 - 2.9    Brača Slalom Kinetic 695/107.7 45.5 19.9 ●    100 100 720/25.4 480 mm Medium 3.5 - 3.7 } } Soft 4.2 - 4.5    }    ALUMINIUM AND TITANIUM    Brača Slalom Soča max 735/113.9 48.5 21 ● Hard 2.7 - 2.9 100 100 730/25.8 REINFORCED TIPS    Brača Slalom Soča min 695/107.7 47.9 20 ● Medium 3.5 - 3.7 100 100 700/24.7 } } Soft 4.2 - 4.5    }    Hard 2.7 - 2.9    Brača Slalom Sjoa max 724/112.2 47.0 20.5 ●    100 100 720/25.4 Brača Slalom Sjoa min 695/107.7 46.5 19.7 ● Medium 3.5 - 3.7 100 100 690/24.3 } } Soft 4.2 - 4.5    }

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BRAČA SLALOM KINETIC Brača Slalom Kinetic is a strong, tough and durable BRAČA SLALOM SJOA Brača Slalom Sjoa is the new line of Brača kayak slalom paddle with aluminium reinforced tips for added Brača Slalom Sjoa max and freestyle paddles designed and engineered to enable a Brača Slalom Sjoa min impact resistance. very fast and effective management of the strokes and maneuverability. This design facilitates the ultimate control of the stroke in every phase.

17 mm 33 mm The blade has a flat surface in two horizontal and vertical lines; CNC machined, tough, durable core; sandwiched 315 mm titanium stiffener and 12 mm wide solid edge reinforced 457 mm with High Modulus Unidirectional Carbon. Our

ALUMINIUM AND TITANIUM revolutionary molding technology process guarantees the REINFORCED TIPS shape and dimensions of all paddles to be identical and precise.

28 mm 38 mm

310 mm 470 mm

ALUMINIUM AND TITANIUM REINFORCED TIPS BRAČA SLALOM SOČA Brača Slalom Soča is the line of Brača kayak slalom Brača Slalom Soča max and freestyle paddles designed and engineered to Brača Slalom Soča min enable fast, firm and smooth insertion into the water and an extremely efficient stroke. The blade has a unique spoon-leaf shape with sharp edges; CNC BRAČA SLALOM ERGO SHAFT machined tough, durable core; sandwich titanium stiffener and 12 mm wide solid edge reinforced with High Modulus Unidirectional Carbon.

Our revolutionary molding technology process guarantees the shape and dimensions of all paddles to be identical and precise. The paddle is intended for the hard driver who loves the feeling of running water.

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF SLALOM AND FREESTYLE MODELS

B l a d e s S h a f t Carbon p i ) t ) content e m t l f m m c Weight b ( c Surface a u (%)

i ( a l

13.5 mm 36.5 mm Stiffness h h l t t e n (g/oz) s t f i

Area h s

u d t a g (mm) u F o m a j d h l

(sq.cm/sq.in) n i g u d l S r e B L W A E A

320 mm Hard 2.7 - 2.9    Brača Slalom Kinetic 695/107.7 45.5 19.9 ●    100 100 720/25.4 480 mm Medium 3.5 - 3.7 } } Soft 4.2 - 4.5    }    ALUMINIUM AND TITANIUM    Brača Slalom Soča max 735/113.9 48.5 21 ● Hard 2.7 - 2.9 100 100 730/25.8 REINFORCED TIPS    Brača Slalom Soča min 695/107.7 47.9 20 ● Medium 3.5 - 3.7 100 100 700/24.7 } } Soft 4.2 - 4.5    }    Hard 2.7 - 2.9    Brača Slalom Sjoa max 724/112.2 47.0 20.5 ●    100 100 720/25.4 Brača Slalom Sjoa min 695/107.7 46.5 19.7 ● Medium 3.5 - 3.7 100 100 690/24.3 } } Soft 4.2 - 4.5    }

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Rosalyn Lawrence (Australia) Rosalyn Lawrence (Australia) Stefano Cipressi (Italy) Maxim Richard (Belgium)

Mariano Bifano (Italy) Roberto Colazingari (Italy) Thomas Rosset (France) Ondřej Rolenc, Jan Šťastný (Czech Republic)

Michal Šrámek, Lukáš Tomek (Czech Republic) Omar Raiba (Italy) Hugo Biso, Pierre Pico (France) Ondřej Rolenc (Czech Republic)

Ben Carberry (Australia) Mikhail Kuznetsov, Dmitry Larionov (Russia) Michal Smolen (USA) Tim Jacobs (Australia)

PHOTOS COURTESY OF BALINT VEKASSY

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Rosalyn Lawrence (Australia) Rosalyn Lawrence (Australia) Stefano Cipressi (Italy) Maxim Richard (Belgium)

Mariano Bifano (Italy) Roberto Colazingari (Italy) Thomas Rosset (France) Ondřej Rolenc, Jan Šťastný (Czech Republic)

Michal Šrámek, Lukáš Tomek (Czech Republic) Omar Raiba (Italy) Hugo Biso, Pierre Pico (France) Ondřej Rolenc (Czech Republic)

Ben Carberry (Australia) Mikhail Kuznetsov, Dmitry Larionov (Russia) Michal Smolen (USA) Tim Jacobs (Australia)

PHOTOS COURTESY OF BALINT VEKASSY

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BRAČA DOWN RIVER Brača Down River is the new line of Brača paddles BRAČA CANOE SLALOM ROCKY Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky was engineered using designed, constructed and optimized specifically for Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 1 max advanced kinetic, biomechanical and material science downriver competition. It was engineered to facilitate Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 1 min concepts to produce the strongest and lightest paddle a very sharp catch, enabling quick and maximum Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 2 max possible, matching the performance and durability velocity control of the boat. Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 2 min requirements of a vast variety of athletes. Brača Down River is available with stiff and soft shaft The blade has an aluminum-titanium alloy reinforced construction options. The edge of the blade is tip and a 12 mm wide solid edge stiffened with High reinforced with an aluminum and titanium layer that Modulus Unidirectional Carbon for added impact makes it highly impact resistant in extreme downriver resistance. Our revolutionary molding technology conditions. process guarantees the shape and dimensions of all paddles to be identical and precise.

Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 1

0 mm

15 mm ADDITIONAL REINFORCEMENT Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 2

ALUMINIUM 20 mm AND TITANIUM REINFORCED TIP BRAČA DOWN RIVER REINFORCED TIPS CANOE ON ROLL Brača Down River Canoe ON Roll is the new line of Brača Down River Canoe ON Roll min Brača downriver paddles designed and engineered to NEW Brača Down River Canoe ON Roll max enable a very fast and effective management of the strokes and maneuverability. BRAČA IV Brača IV is available with Marathon and Down River It was constructed to be extremely light and durable. NEW Brača IV max Down River blade construction. This is a result of advanced Brača IV max Marathon The blade has a CNC machined, tough, durable core; technology, a proprietary blend of composite NEW Brača IV min Down River sandwiched aluminium-titanium alloy stiffener and Brača IV min Marathon materials, and was designed with the marathon and a 12 mm wide solid edge reinforced with High NEW Brača IV s-min Down River adventure paddler in mind. Modulus Unidirectional Carbon. Our revolutionary NEW Brača IV s-min Marathon The edge of Brača IV Marathon blade is reinforced molding technology process guarantees the shape and NEW Brača IV xs-min Down River with a kevlar layer that makes it highly impact resistant dimensions of all paddles to be identical and precise. NEW Brača IV xs-min Marathon in extreme downriver conditions. Brača IV Down River is available with stiff and soft shaft construction options. The edge of the blade is reinforced with an aluminium and titanium layer that makes it highly impact resistant in extreme downriver conditions. A Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky and Brača Down 450 mm River Canoe ON Roll shafts have a special geometry A 1120 mm to make them very light and stiff.

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF DOWN RIVER MODELS

B l a d e s S h a f t Carbon p i T

) ) s content e e Weight l p m m d m i b c u

Surface c TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF CANOE SLALOM ROCKY AND DOWN RIVER ON ROLL MODELS T i o ( l (%) (g/oz) a (

l

c r n Stiffness t

i h t e u s h t a Area t f l t f F u m d g j v s a d (mm) a u n a B l a d e i Carbon l e p d l h h

(sq.cm/sq.in) e i ) ) K A S W S L A B

T S h a f t H a n d l e

content m m m c Weight

Surface c

( (%) u (

i r   h Diameter (g/oz) n l a

Hard 2.7 - 2.9 11 100 100 560/19.8 Area h t i t e l l t ● Stiffness Diameter f g v u Brača Down River 705/109.3 49.0 15.2 d

  m d (sq.cm/sq.in) A - A a n F e i Soft 3.2 - 3.4 100 60 600/21.2 a 10 u l

(mm) (mm) h l e } } K S B W L A (mm) NEW Brača IV max Down River 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 ● ● 650/22.9 NEW Brača IV min Down River 735/113.9 49.5 15.8 ● ● Hard 2.7 - 2.9   11 100 100 640/22.6 Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 1 max 835/129.4 50 20.6 ● Hard Plus 2.4 - 2.6 30  ● 32; 35; 37 100 100 560/19.8 NEW Brača IV s-min Down River 705/109.3 49.0 15.3 ● ● Soft 3.2 - 3.4   10 100 60 620/21.9 Hard 2.4 - 2.6 29  32; 35; 37 NEW Brača IV xs-min Down River 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 ● ● 600/21.2 Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 1 min 805/124.8 49 20.2 ● Medium Thick Plus 2.6 - 2.8 32  ● 37 100 100 550/19.4 Medium Thick 2.6 - 2.8 31  37 Brača IV max Marathon 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 ● 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 650/22.9 Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 2 max 835/129.4 50 20.6 ● Medium Plus 2.6 - 2.8 30  ● 32; 35; 37 100 100 560/19.8 Brača IV min Marathon 735/113.9 49.5 15.8 ● 2.9 - 3.0   100 100 640/22.6 Medium 2.6 - 2.8 29  32; 35; 37 NEW Brača IV s-min Marathon 705/109.3 49.0 15.3 ● 3.1 - 3.2   100 100 620/21.9 Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 2 min 805/124.8 49 20.2 ● Soft 2.9 - 3.1 29  32; 35; 37 100 100 550/19.4 NEW Brača IV xs-min Marathon 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 ● 3.2 - 3.4   100 60 600/21.2 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, Brača Down River ON Roll min 745/115.4 49 20.5 ● Medium 2.6 - 2.8 29  32; 35; 37 100 100 520/18.3 but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details. NEW Brača Down River ON Roll max 765/118.6 50 20.5 ● } } Soft 2.9 - 3.1 29  32; 35; 37 } 100 100 530/18.7

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BRAČA DOWN RIVER Brača Down River is the new line of Brača paddles BRAČA CANOE SLALOM ROCKY Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky was engineered using designed, constructed and optimized specifically for Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 1 max advanced kinetic, biomechanical and material science downriver competition. It was engineered to facilitate Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 1 min concepts to produce the strongest and lightest paddle a very sharp catch, enabling quick and maximum Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 2 max possible, matching the performance and durability velocity control of the boat. Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 2 min requirements of a vast variety of athletes. Brača Down River is available with stiff and soft shaft The blade has an aluminum-titanium alloy reinforced construction options. The edge of the blade is tip and a 12 mm wide solid edge stiffened with High reinforced with an aluminum and titanium layer that Modulus Unidirectional Carbon for added impact makes it highly impact resistant in extreme downriver resistance. Our revolutionary molding technology conditions. process guarantees the shape and dimensions of all paddles to be identical and precise.

Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 1

0 mm

15 mm ADDITIONAL REINFORCEMENT Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 2

ALUMINIUM 20 mm AND TITANIUM REINFORCED TIP BRAČA DOWN RIVER REINFORCED TIPS CANOE ON ROLL Brača Down River Canoe ON Roll is the new line of Brača Down River Canoe ON Roll min Brača downriver paddles designed and engineered to NEW Brača Down River Canoe ON Roll max enable a very fast and effective management of the strokes and maneuverability. BRAČA IV Brača IV is available with Marathon and Down River It was constructed to be extremely light and durable. NEW Brača IV max Down River blade construction. This is a result of advanced Brača IV max Marathon The blade has a CNC machined, tough, durable core; technology, a proprietary blend of composite NEW Brača IV min Down River sandwiched aluminium-titanium alloy stiffener and Brača IV min Marathon materials, and was designed with the marathon and a 12 mm wide solid edge reinforced with High NEW Brača IV s-min Down River adventure paddler in mind. Modulus Unidirectional Carbon. Our revolutionary NEW Brača IV s-min Marathon The edge of Brača IV Marathon blade is reinforced molding technology process guarantees the shape and NEW Brača IV xs-min Down River with a kevlar layer that makes it highly impact resistant dimensions of all paddles to be identical and precise. NEW Brača IV xs-min Marathon in extreme downriver conditions. Brača IV Down River is available with stiff and soft shaft construction options. The edge of the blade is reinforced with an aluminium and titanium layer that makes it highly impact resistant in extreme downriver conditions. A Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky and Brača Down 450 mm River Canoe ON Roll shafts have a special geometry A 1120 mm to make them very light and stiff.

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF DOWN RIVER MODELS

B l a d e s S h a f t Carbon p i T

) ) s content e e Weight l p m m d m i b c u

Surface c TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF CANOE SLALOM ROCKY AND DOWN RIVER ON ROLL MODELS T i o ( l (%) (g/oz) a ( l c r n Stiffness t i h t e u s h t a Area t f l t f F u m d g j v s a d (mm) a u n a B l a d e i Carbon l e p d l h h

(sq.cm/sq.in) e i ) ) K A S W S L A B

T S h a f t H a n d l e

content m m m c Weight

Surface c

( (%) u (

i r   h Diameter (g/oz) n l a

Hard 2.7 - 2.9 11 100 100 560/19.8 Area h t i t e l l t ● Stiffness Diameter f g v u Brača Down River 705/109.3 49.0 15.2 d

  m d (sq.cm/sq.in) A - A a n F e i Soft 3.2 - 3.4 100 60 600/21.2 a 10 u l

(mm) (mm) h l e } } K S B W L A (mm) NEW Brača IV max Down River 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 ● ● 650/22.9 NEW Brača IV min Down River 735/113.9 49.5 15.8 ● ● Hard 2.7 - 2.9   11 100 100 640/22.6 Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 1 max 835/129.4 50 20.6 ● Hard Plus 2.4 - 2.6 30  ● 32; 35; 37 100 100 560/19.8 NEW Brača IV s-min Down River 705/109.3 49.0 15.3 ● ● Soft 3.2 - 3.4   10 100 60 620/21.9 Hard 2.4 - 2.6 29  32; 35; 37 NEW Brača IV xs-min Down River 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 ● ● 600/21.2 Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 1 min 805/124.8 49 20.2 ● Medium Thick Plus 2.6 - 2.8 32  ● 37 100 100 550/19.4 Medium Thick 2.6 - 2.8 31  37 Brača IV max Marathon 765/118.6 50.0 16.8 ● 2.7 - 2.8   100 100 650/22.9 Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 2 max 835/129.4 50 20.6 ● Medium Plus 2.6 - 2.8 30  ● 32; 35; 37 100 100 560/19.8 Brača IV min Marathon 735/113.9 49.5 15.8 ● 2.9 - 3.0   100 100 640/22.6 Medium 2.6 - 2.8 29  32; 35; 37 NEW Brača IV s-min Marathon 705/109.3 49.0 15.3 ● 3.1 - 3.2   100 100 620/21.9 Brača Canoe Slalom Rocky 2 min 805/124.8 49 20.2 ● Soft 2.9 - 3.1 29  32; 35; 37 100 100 550/19.4 NEW Brača IV xs-min Marathon 635/98.4 45.3 15.1 ● 3.2 - 3.4   100 60 600/21.2 The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according to the blade size, Brača Down River ON Roll min 745/115.4 49 20.5 ● Medium 2.6 - 2.8 29  32; 35; 37 100 100 520/18.3 but any combination is possible. See page 32 for more details. NEW Brača Down River ON Roll max 765/118.6 50 20.5 ● } } Soft 2.9 - 3.1 29  32; 35; 37 } 100 100 530/18.7

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BRAČA POLO SPOON Brača Polo Spoon is recommended for defensive play and for goaltenders. It has superb ball handling ability. Because of the nature of their use, these paddles are made from highly impact resistant materials. The blade has an impact resistant edge all around and is filled with reinforced Polystyrene foam.

Markus Swoboda (Austria) Antonio Diego De Álvarez (Spain)

Brača Polo Kinetic has unique non-slip bands on the blades to enable extra control when handling the ball. It is ideally suited for offensive play with excellent sprint characteristics and ball control. BRAČA POLO KINETIC Brača Polo Kinetic max Because of the nature of their use, these paddles are Brača Polo Kinetic min made from highly impact resistant materials. The Brača Polo Kinetic 60 max blade has an impact resistant edge all around and is Brača Polo Kinetic 60 min filled with reinforced Polystyrene foam.

Fernando Fernandes De Pádua (Brasil) Antonio Diego De Álvarez (Spain), Fernando Fernandes De Pádua (Brasil), Alexey Malyshev (Russia)

IMPACT RESISTANT EDGE

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF CANOE POLO MODELS B l a d e S h a f t Carbon ) ) s e t

l content m p i m i l c b

c Weight ( T Surface l

p (%) ( a

l

t s r Stiffness h

t e u

s (g/oz) h t a Area f c t l F d u a g

(mm) j p v d a

i h l

(sq.cm/sq.in) n d e 2 S e B K A W L Brača Polo Spoon 690/106.9 43.5 19.8 ● Hard 2.2 - 2.3    100 80 840/29.8 ● Hard 2.2 - 2.3  Brača Polo Kinetic max 735/113.9 46 20.7 ●  100 80 840/29.8 45.5 ● Medium 2.4 - 2.6 Brača Polo Kinetic min 660/102.3 19.6 } } Soft 4.2 - 4.5  } 100 80 810/28.6 Brača Polo Kinetic 60 max 735/113.9 46 20.7 ● 70 80 910/32.1 Soft 4.2 - 4.5    Brača Polo Kinetic 60 min 660/102.3 45.5 19.6 ● } } } 70 80 890/31.4 PHOTOS COURTESY OF BALINT VEKASSY

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BRAČA POLO SPOON Brača Polo Spoon is recommended for defensive play and for goaltenders. It has superb ball handling ability. Because of the nature of their use, these paddles are made from highly impact resistant materials. The blade has an impact resistant edge all around and is filled with reinforced Polystyrene foam.

Markus Swoboda (Austria) Antonio Diego De Álvarez (Spain)

Brača Polo Kinetic has unique non-slip bands on the blades to enable extra control when handling the ball. It is ideally suited for offensive play with excellent sprint characteristics and ball control. BRAČA POLO KINETIC Brača Polo Kinetic max Because of the nature of their use, these paddles are Brača Polo Kinetic min made from highly impact resistant materials. The Brača Polo Kinetic 60 max blade has an impact resistant edge all around and is Brača Polo Kinetic 60 min filled with reinforced Polystyrene foam.

Fernando Fernandes De Pádua (Brasil) Antonio Diego De Álvarez (Spain), Fernando Fernandes De Pádua (Brasil), Alexey Malyshev (Russia)

IMPACT RESISTANT EDGE

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF CANOE POLO MODELS B l a d e S h a f t Carbon ) ) s e t

l content m p i m i l c b

c Weight ( T Surface l

p (%) ( a

l t s r Stiffness h t e u s (g/oz) h t a Area f c t l F d u a g

(mm) j p v d a i h l

(sq.cm/sq.in) n d e 2 S e B K A W L Brača Polo Spoon 690/106.9 43.5 19.8 ● Hard 2.2 - 2.3    100 80 840/29.8 ● Hard 2.2 - 2.3  Brača Polo Kinetic max 735/113.9 46 20.7 ●  100 80 840/29.8 45.5 ● Medium 2.4 - 2.6 Brača Polo Kinetic min 660/102.3 19.6 } } Soft 4.2 - 4.5  } 100 80 810/28.6 Brača Polo Kinetic 60 max 735/113.9 46 20.7 ● 70 80 910/32.1 Soft 4.2 - 4.5    Brača Polo Kinetic 60 min 660/102.3 45.5 19.6 ● } } } 70 80 890/31.4 PHOTOS COURTESY OF BALINT VEKASSY

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ADJUSTABLE SHAFT SYSTEM II BRAČA COVERS FLATWATER System II for kayak paddles System II for canoe and Stand UP paddles

B B 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

Material Length (cm) ADJUSTABLE SHAFT SYSTEM III Universal Kayak Cover Nylon 200 - 227 System III for children canoe paddles System III for Dragon and Outrigger paddles Universal Canoe Cover Nylon 155 - 190 Universal Dragon Cover Nylon 120 - 135 C 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

To protect paddles from damage, we offer covers All kayak, canoe and Stand UP (SUP) paddles are 0 1 2 3 4 5 made of special, highly durable fabrics, constructed available with the adjustable shaft option System II. with tear-resistant micro ripstop nylon and closed-cell System III option is used for Children Canoe, foam padding. Dragon and Outrigger paddles. The covers are stitched with heavy duty thread, The adjustable system allows elegant adjustment of BRAČA COVERS WILDWATER reinforced ends and heavy duty zippers. Both adjustable shaft systems approximately add overall paddle length (within 5 cm range) and blade The Brača-Sport Universal paddle cover adapts to fit 40 g / 1.41 oz to the paddle weight. angle from 0° to 80° right or left in 5° increments. different blade sizes, shaft types (full, split and adjustable) and adjusts to accommodate different The system also allows you to disassemble the shaft lengths. paddle into two parts for easy transportation.

SHAFT STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT PROCESS SPLIT SHAFT SYSTEM

10 1.0 - 5.0 mm kg

1.0 m

Material Length (cm) The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according Universal Kayak Cover Nylon 180 - 210 Universal Canoe Cover Nylon 130 - 155 to the blade size, but any combination is possible. Sea kayak and touring paddles are available with a If you are higher and/or stronger than the average, you These covers are for one or two paddles two piece split shaft option. might need a stiffer shaft. We recommend stiffer shafts The system adds approximately 20 g / 0.7 oz to the for short distance racing and softer shafts for long paddle weight. distances.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If used in salt water conditions, the paddle should be thoroughly rinsed in fresh water immediately after use. If used in fresh water conditions, the paddle should be thoroughly rinsed and cleaned every two weeks. Store your adjustable paddle disassembled if not used for more than two weeks!

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ADJUSTABLE SHAFT SYSTEM II BRAČA COVERS FLATWATER System II for kayak paddles System II for canoe and Stand UP paddles

B B 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

Material Length (cm) ADJUSTABLE SHAFT SYSTEM III Universal Kayak Cover Nylon 200 - 227 System III for children canoe paddles System III for Dragon and Outrigger paddles Universal Canoe Cover Nylon 155 - 190 Universal Dragon Cover Nylon 120 - 135 C 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

To protect paddles from damage, we offer covers All kayak, canoe and Stand UP (SUP) paddles are 0 1 2 3 4 5 made of special, highly durable fabrics, constructed available with the adjustable shaft option System II. with tear-resistant micro ripstop nylon and closed-cell System III option is used for Children Canoe, foam padding. Dragon and Outrigger paddles. The covers are stitched with heavy duty thread, The adjustable system allows elegant adjustment of BRAČA COVERS WILDWATER reinforced ends and heavy duty zippers. Both adjustable shaft systems approximately add overall paddle length (within 5 cm range) and blade The Brača-Sport Universal paddle cover adapts to fit 40 g / 1.41 oz to the paddle weight. angle from 0° to 80° right or left in 5° increments. different blade sizes, shaft types (full, split and adjustable) and adjusts to accommodate different The system also allows you to disassemble the shaft lengths. paddle into two parts for easy transportation.

SHAFT STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT PROCESS SPLIT SHAFT SYSTEM

10 1.0 - 5.0 mm kg

1.0 m

Material Length (cm) The shaft stiffness is our recommendation according Universal Kayak Cover Nylon 180 - 210 Universal Canoe Cover Nylon 130 - 155 to the blade size, but any combination is possible. Sea kayak and touring paddles are available with a If you are higher and/or stronger than the average, you These covers are for one or two paddles two piece split shaft option. might need a stiffer shaft. We recommend stiffer shafts The system adds approximately 20 g / 0.7 oz to the for short distance racing and softer shafts for long paddle weight. distances.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If used in salt water conditions, the paddle should be thoroughly rinsed in fresh water immediately after use. If used in fresh water conditions, the paddle should be thoroughly rinsed and cleaned every two weeks. Store your adjustable paddle disassembled if not used for more than two weeks!

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BRAČA HIGH-TECH SHIRT

The Brača-Sport High-Tech Shirt is the ultimate technical shirt for kayaking, canoeing and other activities. It features comfortable protection combined with lightweight, moisture-wicking, highly breathable fabric for the ultimate racing, training and recreational experience. The fabric wicks moisture away from the body and allows you to dry quickly when you sweat or when you get wet.

Brača S i z e s High-Tech Material T-shirt XXS XS S M L XL XXL XXXL Men’s DryClim + + + + + + + + Women’s DryClim + + + + + + + + Boy’s DryClim + + + + + + + + Girl’s DryClim + + + + + + + +

BRAČA PERFORMANCE THERMAL SHIRT The Brača-Sport Performance Thermal Shirt is engineered for high performance workouts and competition. It offers a unique balance between zoned thermal compression and ventilation, while providing superior moisture management capabilities.

+ Highly breathable and provides enhanced airflow. + Transports moisture away from the body and keeps the skin dry. + Reduces skin temperature during intense workout and competition.

Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL (Unisex).

BRAČA POGIES

Brača-Sport Pogies provide water and wind pro- tection for your hands while still allowing direct hand contact with your paddle.

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BRAČA BACKPACK This high-performance technical pack designed for carrying all your daily essentials belongings with ease.

+ Panel-loading main compartment offers plenty of room for gear and clothing + Dual side mesh water bottle pockets to keep bottles from bouncing around + Adjustable padded shoulder straps and padded backpanel offer load-carrying comfort

BRAČA SPRYSKIRT Brača-Sport Spryskirt designed to fit all ICF and most fitness touring kayaks and have been tested by Brača’s R&D team in all weather conditions. + Features a wide comfortable neoprene and Velcro® adjustable waistband. + Durable mid-weight nylon is coated for total water resistance. + Strong bungee rim gripping system secures skirt firmly to the cockpit. + Double-stitched construction with sealed seams ensures long-lasting wear and water resistance.

BRAČA CAP Brača-Sport Cap is great fitting and perfect for everyday and after sport use. + 100% cotton construction is durable and comfortable for long-lasting wear. + Velcro® closure quickly adjusts to the right size for your head. + Anti-glare lower brim eliminates light reflection and distraction. + Low-profile, relaxed fit is perfect for both men and

BRAČA CANOE KNEE PAD

Brača Canoe Knee Pad made from lightweight and durable closed mini-cell foam that can be shaped for a custom fit and superior comfort.

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