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Reviews written by mandyk

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Boats & Boards
mandykmandyk   June 28, 2006
(Updated: June 28, 2006)
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0

Fun is not just for kids

I am a 49 yo female paddler with about 15 years experience. I consider myself to be a solid Class III (occasional IV-) paddler. I am also an ACA certified instructor. I have had my Fun 1.5 for two seasons and simply love it. It is like a cork, bobbing about. Being really light, narrow and extremely responsive, it is really easy for a smaller person to handle. I anticipate that I'd just use it on easy runs to increase my comfort with being tossed around, upside down, on end, etc., but I actually prefer it most of the time, and find it behaves predictably and is easy to control. Slightly edged, it ferries and carves well. Friends comment that I have a s...-eating grin stuck on my face when paddling this boat, and I notice chuckle in my throat. This boat is not just of kids - I am nearly 50 and couldn't be happier with it. I also enjoy people's astonishment about how tiny it is (we sat it in the front seat of a Honda Civic when we...

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