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Mamba creeker

Dagger
Overall
76%
Mamba creeker
Manoeuvrability
100%
Linear speed
50%
Turning
83%
Stability
100%
Boof
50%
Lightness
50%
Outfitting
100%
Material resistance
83%
Good for beginner
83%
Good for intermediate
80%
Good for advanced
40%
Good for steep creeks
50%
Good for big volume
67%

Paddler weight range

model 7.6 from 50 to 60kg,
model 8.1 from 65 to 75 kg,
model 8.6 from 75 to 85 kg.

Good

The mamba is an easy boat to start with. It's indicated for river under class IV. It could be considered a easy boat to start with since it's stable and quite easy to direct.

Bad

The low profile nose, associated with the general low volume, do not permit hard creeking and doesn't help in difficult water. The hull is slow but stable and easy to direct. The design is quite old and there are more performing boat on market now.

Phoenix

Wave Sport
Overall
100%
Phoenix
Manoeuvrability
100%
Linear speed
100%
Turning
100%
Stability
83%
Boof
100%
Lightness
83%
Outfitting
100%
Material resistance
100%
Good for beginner
83%
Good for intermediate
100%
Good for advanced
100%
Good for steep creeks
100%
Good for big volume
83%

Paddler weight range

70 - 90 kg (92 gallons)

Good

The Phoenix is fast, spinning like a top, but when goes fast, it stabilizes and it is easy to drive it safely even in difficult water. The very high nose allows you to skip most of the waves without even boofing. The short tail allows you to jump without touching the rocks on the bottom, turn quickly and do not lose control in the waves. When it lands from the boof it accelerates and glide in a surprising way.

Bad

The tail rails are quite marked and sometimes they might be felt if you are missing the right inclination of the boat.

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