About myself I've been paddling whitewater in the South Island of New Zealand for about 7 years. I an 183cm tall, weigh 70kg and have size 8.5 feet. I am comfortable in grade 3 water but generally don't do much playing other than surfing. About the test environment I have paddled the Fly since I was a beginner, in a wide variety of rivers in Canterbury, Murchison and the West Coast at wide variety of flows (from low to flooded). Review Great little river runner, stable, fast, manoeuvrable and very comfortable. No central pillar to cramp your legs. Good strong Prijon plastic. Surf nicely. It is also relatively light to carry at 15kg. Works best if you are under 80kg otherwise it tends to sub out a bit. Plenty of space for carrying safety gear etc too. Conclusion If I was only allowed to have one boat, this would be it. I just love it.

About myself I've been paddling whitewater in the South Island of New Zealand for about 7 years. I an 183cm tall, weigh 70kg and have size 8.5 feet. I am comfortable in grade 3 water but generally don't do much playing other than surfing. About the test environment I have trialed the Blitz in the surf, on the Ashley River (grade 3), Hurunui River (grade 3) and the Rangitata River (grade 2). Review I first paddled the Blitz Special (a lower volume version of the Blitz) in the surf at a Paddlerzone demo day and liked it. As my skills increase and I wanted a little more challenge and so picked up a cheap Blitz. It surfs very well, pushes through waves very well and is good and responsive and isn't too slow. The nose and tail is nice and slicey. It rolls reasonably easily, though I did have a couple of swims on the grade 2 section of the Rangitata when I first tried it out (early season experimental run). The Blitz has become my boat of choice unless I...