Echo Ambassadors

Gail Shields
Remote whitewater rivers tripper
ORCA instructor / instructor trainer and course director
Successful North American Open Boat Slalom Championship racer

“You know how much I love the paddles and it gives me great pleasure to be able to have people try them and then send them your way.

Brian and I wish you great success in your pursuit of the perfect paddles and look forward to having an Echo paddle for as long as we can do a forward stroke!”

Andy Walker
3 time North American Tandem Open Boat Slalom Champion
Avid canoe tripper on remote wilderness rivers across Canada
Elite instructor of slalom and high performance paddling

“Echo paddles have the crisp feel of a high performance slalom blade that stands up to the whacking and chipping of shallow rivers and rocky creeks. My Echo blade is entering its third year and when I wanted the feel of a new blade without those rounded corners I just sent it back for a tune up. It came back looking new and ready for another season of abuse…. can’t say enough about them!”

James Raffan
Renowned Canadian author on the subjects canoeing and wilderness travel
Consummate adventurer, educator, historian and photographer
Chiefly responsible for the existence of Canoe Songs volumes 1 and 2

“Anybody can hew a board that will move a canoe, but can they make it sing? Andy Convery doesn't make just paddles–out of the Echo Paddle shop come lyrically hand-crafted connectors that link paddlers and their canoes to the woods and to the water. They're strong, handsome, responsive and well-made. My Reflection feels great, looks wonderful, and sounds great around the campfire–it's music to my keel.”

Fiona Hough
Wilderness canoe tripper and educator
Program and Education Director of Outward Bound Canada
Successful North American Open Boat Slalom Championship racer.

Andrew Westwood
Premiere open boat instructor across North America
North American Open Boat Slalom champion