If you have a paddle board or are going to buy one, you need one of these paddles. It serves 3 functions. 1) super long double bladed paddle for stand up kayak style paddling 2) traditional single bladded paddle for traditional paddle board paddling 3) traditional length double bladed kayak paddle for sit down kayak style paddlilng The paddle is 5 pieces as shown including the zip up bag with the compartments to keep your paddle scratch free. The aluminum version is 249, carbon fibre shaft 369, and carbon fibre shaft and blades 529.