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Review Detail
Overall rating
4.5
Design
5.0
Perfomance
5.0
Quality
4.0
Value / Money
4.0
While I wouldn't recommend this boat for someone's 'only' boat, it can be very fun and challenging in a way that will make you a better paddler. (not in the pulling-you-hair-out way) It's pretty solid, will take a beating and LOVES waves. in smaller surf (3-5') laying backwards with the tail down and your back on the surface - and letting the wave pick you up and push you is a lot of fun.
Don't worry about pearling this thing and pulling an unplanned ender. you probably won't. if the sets have a long period and are smooth in the valleys, you should be able to catch almost any wave you miss also. very fun in standing waves too. when it's at speed, everything falls into place smoothly.
Also - this has enough vertical volume that wet re-entries will usually result in less cockpit flooding than lower boats. watch your tail when paddling out though - as the lack of tail rocker can make this thing stand up if the waves are tall in the shallows.
I hope this helps.
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About Me
more enthusiasm than talent, but improving both. I've been paddling for about 15 years in just about everything - mostly south florida water (ocean - beach, inlets, and offshore/non-salt water - flat water/some whitewater, and the occasional hurricane and resulting floods)
Pros / The Good
This boat is different than any playboat you've ever paddled. On a straight front surf it is VERY difficult to pearl the bow, it handles 10-20' seal launches very well - surprisingly predictable. The rails take some getting used to if you're more familiar with standard playboats.
The fins are great, but usually unnecessary unless you're in tall surf. spins, blunts, kickflips nicely. sidesurfing in the wash is very easy and comfy once you're used to the rails and are bracing properly.
they've moved the back band rachets up near the top of the cockpit - so they aren't sitting in sand anymore.
Here's the really great part... you can ride waves so tiny that longboarders can't even catch them. it's pretty fast for such a short boat too. at the same time it's very fun in big stuff too. if your surf is mostly wind slop like we get in south florida you'll take a beating on the inside of the break, but once you get out, you'll have a lot of fun.
You don't necessarily need the fins all the time - usually I leave them out with just the disks in to keep the sand out unless i'm hitting surf above the 6' range.
spend the time to outfit this boat for you - and you'll love it.
The fins are great, but usually unnecessary unless you're in tall surf. spins, blunts, kickflips nicely. sidesurfing in the wash is very easy and comfy once you're used to the rails and are bracing properly.
they've moved the back band rachets up near the top of the cockpit - so they aren't sitting in sand anymore.
Here's the really great part... you can ride waves so tiny that longboarders can't even catch them. it's pretty fast for such a short boat too. at the same time it's very fun in big stuff too. if your surf is mostly wind slop like we get in south florida you'll take a beating on the inside of the break, but once you get out, you'll have a lot of fun.
You don't necessarily need the fins all the time - usually I leave them out with just the disks in to keep the sand out unless i'm hitting surf above the 6' range.
spend the time to outfit this boat for you - and you'll love it.
Cons / The Bad
as has been mentioned before, this is a specialty boat. it has high volume in places you may not be used to. as has been mentioned before, there's very little primary stability - but once it's going, it's all butter.
don't bother with flat water unless you really want to. this boat has enough surf kayak in it to be a PITA on flat water because of the poor initial stability. you will, however, get used to it - but there are much better boats for flat water.
stern rocker? none. this boat sometimes feels like a sea kayak when turning. use the rails or use the tail - much easier turns.
don't bother with flat water unless you really want to. this boat has enough surf kayak in it to be a PITA on flat water because of the poor initial stability. you will, however, get used to it - but there are much better boats for flat water.
stern rocker? none. this boat sometimes feels like a sea kayak when turning. use the rails or use the tail - much easier turns.
Recommend
Yes
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