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Vision 44

 
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Brand
Liquid Logic

1437 Dana Rd.
Hendersonville
NC 28792
USA

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Designer
Shane Benedict
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Blue, Yellow, Orange, Purple

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The Vision 56 and Vision 44 is a breakthrough in freeride design.

Its innovative rail, taken from surfboard technology, gives the Vision insane edge-to-edge looseness and drive. Designed to gain speed when on the rail, this feature also gives the boat extra bite while carving. Not only does the Velocity rail create a forgiving edge, it also enhances the performance by giving water a channel down the side of the boat as well as a surfboard rail to help hold its carve, said designer and world-class freestyle kayaker Shane Benedict. At first glance, the Vision looks like it might be hard to handle; however, by tucking the rail in a full inch and flaring the sidewalls for a rounded rather than flat profile, Shane gave the boat incredible secondary stability for hole play. He then added slicey ends that make cartwheeling in a hole or on the flats super easy. The Vision excels in any arena, be it park-n-play or playing your way downstream. A big forward leap in whitewater design, this edge/rail technology makes even the smallest waves fun again.

When I first started working on this concept, said Shane, I was confident I could develop a high performance boat. But what I wanted was a super high performance boat that anyone could handle. If you didn’t see the rail first, you wouldn’t know it was there until you got on a wave.

Well, Shane, looks like you got exactly what you wished for, and so did the rest of us!

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(Updated: July 11, 2007)
Overall rating 
 
4.8
Design 
 
5.0
Perfomance 
 
5.0
Quality 
 
4.0
Value / Money 
 
5.0

Vision 44 review

Man these designers are so good it's scary.

On the wave it is the fastest and loosest boat i have ever paddled. It spun like mel gibson (while drunk and driving).

In the hole it had nice super smooth and fast cartwheels and when going for a loop nothing goes bigger.

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