Watercraft paddle with drip diverting edge

A watercraft paddle for use by a paddler in propelling a human powered watercraft, comprising:

• a paddle selected from the group consisting of a double blade paddle having a blade affixed at opposed ends of an elongate shaft, and a single blade paddle having a blade affixed at one end of an elongate shaft, the shaft of sufficient length to be gripped by hands of the paddler, the blade having a longitudinal top edge and a longitudinal bottom edge;
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• at least one protrusion disposed at a location along a portion of the longitudinal bottom edge of the blade that juts laterally outward a distance beyond the periphery of the longitudinal bottom edge configured to divert water off of the blade in a direction outwardly and away from the longitudinal bottom edge of the blade when the blade is raised and the elongate shaft gripped by the hands of the paddler is disposed angularly relative to a horizontal position and thereby reduce likelihood of water flowing or dripping off of the raised blade into the human powered watercraft, onto the paddler, or onto the hands of the paddler.