production line · issue 14 · 2015 Paddles and Accessories www.braca-sport.com official service: olympic games ATHENS 2004 olympic games BEIJING 2008 olympic games LONDON 2012

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,...

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 the ultimate mechanical and kinetic capabilities. This enables desired catch, slip, pull-through, flutter and acceleration of the paddle and guarantees these characteristics for every paddle produced, yielding the world acclaimed mechanical energy BRAČA-SPORT® paddle. BRAČA-SPORT® was first to develop and produce paddles specifically designed for children and young adults. Our proprietary material characteristics and mechanics...

TEAR-DROP MODELS BRAČA I Brača I max Brača I max Extra Light Brača I s-max Brača I s-max Extra Light Brača I min Brača I min Extra Light Brača I min Marathon Brača I s-min Brača I s-min Extra Light Brača I, IV and FW are the original world’s first ‘tear-drop’ design and our most widely used paddles. The paddles are designed to facilitate application of power in the beginning (catch) and in the middle of the stroke, enabling capabilities to obtain the “ultimate” forward stroke. Brača I and Brača IV are available with Marathon blade construction. This is the result of advanced technology and a...

TEAR-DROP MODELS BRAČA VIII Brača VIII x-max Brača VIII max Brača VIII min Brača VIII is a line of Brača paddles based on the latest innovative blade concept. It was designed and engineered to facilitate a softer catch and generation of smooth, precise and consistent strokes. Brača VIII is available in three blade sizes (min, max and x-max) to match the performance requirements of the vast variety of athletes. SHAFT STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT PROCESS 10 kg TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF TEAR-DROP MODELS Blade Brača IV max Brača IV max Extra Light Brača IV max Marathon Brača IV max 60 Brača IV min Brača IV...

EXTREME TEAR-DROP MODELS BRAČA VI Brača VI max Brača VI min Brača VI s-min Brača VI and Brača VII are designed with a more extreme ‘tear-drop’shape, which facilitates a very powerful catch. 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 VII Brača VII max Brača VII min Brača VII s-min BRAČA JUNIOR Brača Junior max Brača Junior max 100 Brača Junior min Brača Junior min 100 Brača Junior is an exact copy of the Brača VI and Brača VII with proportionally smaller blade size and with proprietary...

EXTREME TEAR-DROP MODELS NEW BRAČA XI VAN DUSEN ’92 NEW Brača XI x-max Brača XI x-max Extra Light NEW NEW Brača XI max Brača XI max Extra Light NEW Brača XI s-max NEW Brača XI s-max Extra Light NEW Brača XI x-min Brača XI x-min Extra Light Brača XI min Brača XI min Extra Light Brača XI s-min Brača XI s-min Extra Light Brača XI xs-min Brača XI xs-min Extra Light Brača XIVan Dusen ’92 is the newest addition to the BračaSport paddle line. It was originally designed by Ted Van Dusen in 1992 after three years of development and testing. Due to the high demand, Brača-Sport added this special shaped...

PA R A L L E L- E D G E M O D E L S BRAČA III Brača III Brača III 60 Brača III is the ‘parallel-edge’ model and is the preferred paddle of lighter male athletes. Brača III 60 is designed for the paddler who prefers a softer blade and shaft. BRAČA V Brača V Brača V Double Wing Brača V is the latest update of the traditional‘parallel edge’ concept, recommended for paddlers who prefer this shape to the more aggressive‘tear-drop’shape. BRAČA KID Brača Kid max Brača Kid min Brača Kid s-min Brača Kid is a ‘parallel-edge’ blade with proportionally smaller blade size and with proprietary material characteristics....

HYBRID (FUSION) MODELS Brača IX min NEW Brača IX min Extra Light Brača IX and Brača X is the line of Brača paddles engineered using advanced kinetic, biomechanical and material science concepts to combine the best characteristics from multiple paddle designs into one hybrid model. The revolutionary idea enables the paddle to provide different characteristics during each phase of the stroke (catch, drive and exit). BRAČA X 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. TECHNICAL PARAMETERS OF...

Teneale Hatton (New Zealand) Louisa Sawers (Great Britain) 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Moscow, Russia Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák, Anna Kárász, Ninetta Vad (Hungary) Mark de Jonge (Canada) 10

Danuta Kozák (Hungary) Nebojša Grujić, Marko Novaković (Serbia) PHOTOS COURTESY OF BALINT VEKASSY

Petter Menning (Sweden) Erik Vlček, Juraj Tarr (Slovakia) Anna Kárász, Ninetta Vad (Hungary) Marta Wałczykiewicz (Poland) 12 Gabriella Szabó, Tamara Csipes (Hungary)

Ronald Rauhe, Tom Liebscher (Germany) 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Moscow, Russia Zoltán Kammerer, Dávid Tóth, Tamás Kulifai, Dániel Pauman (Hungary) Maryna Pautaran (Belarus ) Miroslav Kirchev (Bulgaria) PHOTOS COURTESY OF BALINT VEKASSY

Marcus Cooper Walz (Spain) Ed McKeever (Great Britain) Sébastien Jouve, Maxime Beaumont (France) Raman Piatrushenka, Vadzim Makhneu (Belarus) Erika Medveczky, Alíz Sarudi (Hungary) Saúl Craviotto (Spain) 14 Rudolf Dombi, Gergely Boros (Hungary) Bridgitte Hartley (South Africa)