Creek kayak reviews and comparison

Phoenix

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Wave Sport

Overall

100%

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.

Cross

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ZET

Overall

92%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

100%

Stability

67%

Boof

67%

Lightness

100%

Outfitting

83%

Material resistance

100%

Good for beginner

67%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

100%

Good for steep creeks

83%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

70 - 85 kg

Good

Quite good balanced kayak. Fast and quite easy to direct.

Bad

The nose it's not very high comparing with the new kayaks. The stability is not the best.

Stoke

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Waka

Overall

92%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

100%

Stability

100%

Boof

83%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

100%

Good for steep creeks

83%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

75-90kg

Good

An evolution of the OG, longer and with slightly less steep rockers. The kayak is quite fast and easy to handle.

Bad

The tail is a bit strange. Its behavior isn't always predictable or expected.
Better than the OG, but it's difficult for many to understand.

Gangsta

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Waka

Overall

88%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

83%

Stability

100%

Boof

67%

Lightness

100%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

100%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

from 75 to 85 kg

Good

Fast and easy to control especially on big water. Very stable and keeps the line very well

Bad

The length of the kayak (9ft) could be a problem in very small and technical rivers.

Nirvana

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Jackson

Overall

88%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

100%

Stability

83%

Boof

100%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

50%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

100%

Good for steep creeks

83%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

Medium version 65-75kg max!

Good

Easy boat with a great bow rocker easy to boof and control.

Bad

I just found a little problem in stability. The outfitting is always quite bad.

Gnarvana

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Jackson

Overall

88%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

50%

Turning

100%

Stability

100%

Boof

100%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

100%

Good for beginner

100%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

100%

Good for steep creeks

100%

Good for big volume

67%

Paddler weight range

Version M 75 -90 kg

Good

Easy boat for hard and easy rivers. Very good lateral stability in every situation. Easy to boof and control at medium-low speed.

Bad

The speed is the biggest problem of this boat. It is slow and if it get speed, it's hard to keep it straight. In big volumes the huge volume in the nose could be hard to control.

Lion

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EXO

Overall

88%

Manoeuvrability

83%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

100%

Stability

83%

Boof

100%

Lightness

50%

Outfitting

83%

Material resistance

83%

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

80 - 105 kg

Good

A canoe that can truly support heavier paddlers, yet is easy and fast. Excellent speed through the waves and great lateral stability. Balanced and easy to use canoe.

Bad

I found a slight resistance to the line correction if you miss the line and you are at speed.

Beast

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Prijon

Overall

86%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

83%

Turning

100%

Stability

67%

Boof

100%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

83%

Good for beginner

50%

Good for intermediate

80%

Good for advanced

100%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

100%

Paddler weight range

70 - 85kg

Good

Canoe with fairly standard lines that make it easy to drive. The tail makes it easy to lift the tip.

Bad

Personally, I'm not very convinced by the little tail support given by the high rear rocker (which is common with many waka). I am still not convinced of the material's resistance over time, as it is not even repairable.

Naga

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Dragorossi

Overall

86%

Manoeuvrability

83%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

100%

Stability

67%

Boof

100%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

83%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

100%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

100%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

75-85 kg

Good

This canoe is very easy to maneuver and turn, especially at low speeds. Even without significant boofing, the tip rocker tends to overwhelm everything. Its linear speed is on par with all current fast canoes. It's definitely a good choice for waterfalls. The very wide cockpit at knee height makes getting in and out of the canoe very comfortable.

Bad

The only negative I've experienced, accustomed to the Phoenix, is the lack of tail grip during turns; if you want to change direction at speed, the tail tends to drift, making the maneuver slow. Boofing is also limited due to the considerable length and surface area of the tail, but it certainly can't be said that the canoe doesn't boof well.
The cockpit and the volume around the knees are decidedly large, and the spray skirt is quite exposed to impact with the paddle shaft (which could shorten the life of the spray skirt).

Royal Flush

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Spade

Overall

84%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

83%

Stability

100%

Boof

33%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

60%

Good for steep creeks

50%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

75-85 kg

Good

This boat is fast and easy to drive mainly in easy water.

Bad

The biggest problem is the low nose profile that makes the boof quite hard.

Manta

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Lettmann

Overall

84%

Manoeuvrability

83%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

100%

Stability

83%

Boof

100%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

50%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

100%

Good for big volume

67%

Paddler weight range

from 75 to 87 kg

Good

This model is really easy to drive especially at low speed. The tail rocker is very high and therefore the boof is really easy. In the wave trains this model can really follow the waves very quickly

Bad

At high speed the control of the boat is a bit harder. However is easy to recover. The boat seems to be not very solid and the outfitting is not the best.

Zion Creek

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Exo

Overall

84%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

100%

Stability

50%

Boof

100%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

83%

Good for beginner

50%

Good for intermediate

80%

Good for advanced

100%

Good for steep creeks

100%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

Size L from 70 to 80kg - Size S from 50 to 65kg

Good

Very fast kayak and quick to turn. Easy to boof and maneuver quickly.

Bad

The only flaw I found is the low lateral stability due to the very narrow width. Occasionally I had feelings of loss of control at high speeds.

Five

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ZET

Overall

82%

Manoeuvrability

67%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

100%

Stability

67%

Boof

83%

Lightness

100%

Outfitting

83%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

50%

Good for intermediate

80%

Good for advanced

100%

Good for steep creeks

100%

Good for big volume

67%

Paddler weight range

from 60 to 73 kg.

Good

This model is a fast boat developed for creeking. The rocker are pretty high but the speed of the boat is good.

Bad

The only problem is that the boat keep weird lines as soon you loose a bit the control. The long tail sometimes touch the rock while boofing.

Tuna 2

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Waka

Overall

80%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

83%

Turning

100%

Stability

83%

Boof

67%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

33%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

50%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

100%

Good for steep creeks

50%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

Good kayak for the intermediate and advanced paddler for big volume rivers. The kayaker must be maximum 75-80 Kg.

Good

Very easy to control on big water. Very nice the feeling when you land from a boof. Good stability

Bad

The construction is still a work in progress. The seat is quite high and it's not possible to low it down. The side rails can give problems on rocky rivers. The new version doesn't have an high nose for boofing

Phantom

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Dagger

Overall

80%

Manoeuvrability

67%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

100%

Stability

50%

Boof

67%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

100%

Material resistance

100%

Good for beginner

50%

Good for intermediate

80%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

70 to 80 kg

Good

Fast kayak with an high nose to stay over waves

Bad

It's a bit hard to get back in line. Rise the nose it's not an easy task since the tail is quite long. It's not very stable since is quite narrow.

OG

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Waka

Overall

80%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

50%

Turning

100%

Stability

83%

Boof

100%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

100%

Good for big volume

67%

Paddler weight range

75-95kg

Good

A very stable canoe, easy to control at low speeds. It has plenty of volume to help in any situation. Easy to Boof.

Bad

The front and tail rockers are very pronounced. They make the kayak slow, and the tail doesn't help with steering with speed.

DRX

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Dragorossi

Overall

78%

Manoeuvrability

83%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

83%

Stability

67%

Boof

83%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

100%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

100%

Good for big volume

50%

Paddler weight range

70-80kg

Good

It's good and it forgive at low speed especially on the rocky creeks.

Bad

Very lox back stability. At high speed is quite hard con control properly.

Machno

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Pyranha

Overall

76%

Manoeuvrability

83%

Linear speed

67%

Turning

83%

Stability

83%

Boof

100%

Lightness

50%

Outfitting

83%

Material resistance

83%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

60%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

83%

Good for big volume

33%

Paddler weight range

Available in S M L. M is good from 65 to 78Kg.

Good

Very good nose control. Works very well on rocks.

Bad

The big volume on the tail makes it hard to control in the volume. I didn't really fond a way to control it on the tail.

DR9

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Dragorossi

Overall

76%

Manoeuvrability

67%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

83%

Stability

67%

Boof

83%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

83%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

50%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

83%

Good for big volume

67%

Paddler weight range

from 68 to 75 kg.

Good

Fast boat and easy to turn. Good rocker.

Bad

It's not support over a certain inclination. At high speed is hard to keep it in line.

Mamba creeker

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Dagger

Overall

76%

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.

Recon

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WaveSport

Overall

73%

Manoeuvrability

67%

Linear speed

33%

Turning

100%

Stability

83%

Boof

100%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

100%

Material resistance

100%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

60%

Good for steep creeks

100%

Good for big volume

50%

Paddler weight range

recon 70 max 60kg,
recon 83 max 70kg,
recon 93 max 85kg

Good

Very forgiving kayaks. It boof by itself and it's very easy to set up. It give its best on rocky and steep creeks.

Bad

At high speed the kayaks is not very easy to control.

Nomad 2016

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Dagger

Overall

73%

Manoeuvrability

67%

Linear speed

67%

Turning

83%

Stability

67%

Boof

100%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

100%

Material resistance

100%

Good for beginner

67%

Good for intermediate

60%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

83%

Good for big volume

50%

Paddler weight range

Version S below 60Kg,
Version M from 60 to 70kg
version L from 70 to 90kg.

Good

Very good rocker and round hull for the steep creeks. Much better than the past Nomad.

Bad

The manoeuvrability is not better than many other similar boat and could be a bit hard on volume rivers.

Curve

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Prijon

Overall

71%

Manoeuvrability

83%

Linear speed

67%

Turning

83%

Stability

83%

Boof

50%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

83%

Good for beginner

67%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

70-80kg

Good

This boat can be driven like a slalom boat. you can sink the tail and use the opposite edge to curve.

Bad

The low rocker profile in the nose require a lot of work to keep it out of the water.

The Dude

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Lettmann

Overall

71%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

83%

Stability

17%

Boof

83%

Lightness

50%

Outfitting

83%

Material resistance

100%

Good for beginner

33%

Good for intermediate

40%

Good for advanced

60%

Good for steep creeks

83%

Good for big volume

67%

Paddler weight range

70-85 kg

Good

A very fast and quite maneuverable boat. Designed for competitions.

Bad

Stability is a major issue with this canoe. It's completely lacking in primary and secondary stability. The length of the tail rocker also makes boofing a bit more difficult.

T-Rex

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EXO

Overall

67%

Manoeuvrability

67%

Linear speed

67%

Turning

100%

Stability

67%

Boof

67%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

67%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

83%

Good for big volume

50%

Paddler weight range

The Trex is optimal from 70 to 85kg.

Good

For sure a very good boat, easy to control and very fast on flat water and on boof landing. It makes easy to not loose speed on whitewater and turbulent zones.

Bad

The only small problem of this boat is a lack of support in the tail area in certain situations. Sometimes the long tail can touch the bottom in case of boof.

Toro

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ZET

Overall

65%

Manoeuvrability

83%

Linear speed

67%

Turning

83%

Stability

67%

Boof

50%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

67%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

From 70 to 78 kg.

Good

Raptor evolution model. Nice tail which work very well into eddies and corrents.

Bad

The nose is quite too small comparing with the tail

9R XL

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Pyranha

Overall

65%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

83%

Turning

83%

Stability

67%

Boof

67%

Lightness

33%

Outfitting

50%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

50%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

100%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

from 65 to 80 kg.

Good

Very balanced boat. The high nose allows good boof and the speed is impressive. Easy to drive.

Bad

The weight of the kayak is for sure the biggest problem. The rails also can be hard on rocky creeks.

Diesel

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WaveSport

Overall

63%

Manoeuvrability

100%

Linear speed

17%

Turning

83%

Stability

83%

Boof

33%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

83%

Material resistance

100%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

40%

Good for steep creeks

50%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

Advanced paddler can appreciate her in big volume rivers even more that an Habitat. Beginner and intermediate paddler can have fun and learn really easely the kayaking bases. 80 gallons version from 75 to 90 kg. 70 gallons version from 60 to 75. 60 gallons version up to 60 kg.

Good

Good stability and easy to direct where you like. It can move in the river like a slalom boat and the control is superb. Really good for river running and play. The new version made the boat softer in the lines and faster in linear speed. Easy to control at maximum speed. Good outfitting easy to regulate

Bad

Not much to say, the tail can sink if the paddler is heavy and it's not really good for steep hard creeking.

XT

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EXO

Overall

63%

Manoeuvrability

83%

Linear speed

50%

Turning

83%

Stability

83%

Boof

50%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

60%

Good for steep creeks

50%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

This kayak is suitable for beginners and advaced paddlers who prefer medium-volume rivers. The XT 300 has the right volume for people from 70 to 90Kg. The 260 version is up to 70kg.

Good

Very easy kayak and quite stable. Good for medium-high volume rivers. The beginners will found in this kayak stability and a good help to learn.

Bad

The plastic is quite flexible reducing the performace. In steep and rocky rivers the rails can give some problem to drive the boat.

Scorch

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Phyrana

Overall

63%

Manoeuvrability

83%

Linear speed

100%

Turning

33%

Stability

83%

Boof

83%

Lightness

17%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

83%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

80%

Good for advanced

40%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

Version M from 60 to 75kg. L version from 75kg.

Good

Easy boat if you don't allow it to accelerate. Good stability and lateral support

Bad

Very hard to turn, heavy and difficult to drive at speed

Raptor

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ZET

Overall

59%

Manoeuvrability

83%

Linear speed

50%

Turning

67%

Stability

67%

Boof

67%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

67%

Good for intermediate

80%

Good for advanced

60%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

67%

Paddler weight range

This boat is good for beginners, intermediate and advanced paddler who likes big volume rivers. Good for paddler between 70 and 90 kg, while the little sister 'veloc' could be good from 60 to 70-75 kg.

Good

Good feelings in big water and good speed in waves thanks to the flat bottom and the low profile tail. The weight is nicely about 1-2 kg below the average.

Bad

The rails make the boat a bit harder to control in rocky creeks. The outfitting is not very comfortable especially for the legs. The boof in drops with an entry slope are much harder because of the low tail profile.

Granate

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Lettman

Overall

57%

Manoeuvrability

83%

Linear speed

83%

Turning

67%

Stability

67%

Boof

50%

Lightness

50%

Outfitting

50%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

67%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

60%

Good for steep creeks

50%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

L version from 75 to 85kg

Good

Nice to turn and fast

Bad

Nose is really low and boofing is sometime harder than other boats

Karma

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Jackson Kayaks

Overall

57%

Manoeuvrability

67%

Linear speed

67%

Turning

67%

Stability

83%

Boof

50%

Lightness

50%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

80%

Good for advanced

60%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

Good kayak for the intermediate paddler for creeking on class IV. Available in 3 versions: small, medium, large

Good

Good driving and speed performace for this new model compleately different from the past models.

Bad

The tail is quite low and makes the boof a bit hard. When has the full speed is hard to control. The outfitting is very minimal and the seat is not very solid.

Magnum

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Riot

Overall

57%

Manoeuvrability

67%

Linear speed

67%

Turning

67%

Stability

67%

Boof

67%

Lightness

83%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

50%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

67%

Paddler weight range

Both steep and volume river. Good for beginners and intermediate paddlers. The 80 gallons version is good from 75 to 90 kg. The small version, a much nicer boat, is good from 60 to 75 Kg.

Good

A good boat with high performance in any water. It's fast and easy to drive even at high speed. The nose cut the water pretty well and keep the speed when landing from boof. ",

Bad

The big version (80 gallons) has a big volume in the back. This feature make the tail a bit harder to control in big volume. However, the small version (74 gallons) feels balanced. Some times the rails could give some problems in the rocky rivers. In the last few years the production got worse and the material and outfitting are now quite bad.

Habitat

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WaveSport

Overall

55%

Manoeuvrability

50%

Linear speed

67%

Turning

83%

Stability

50%

Boof

50%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

83%

Material resistance

83%

Good for beginner

33%

Good for intermediate

60%

Good for advanced

40%

Good for steep creeks

83%

Good for big volume

17%

Paddler weight range

Best in steep creek, but good performance in hard volume too. This boat is indicated from class 4 to 6 for intermediate and advance paddlers. The 80 gallon version is good from 75 to 100 Kg and the 74 version from 65 to 80 Kg. The smaller version has the same features but more manoeuvrability.

Good

The round hull allow an easy conduction on very rocky creeks

Bad

On water is hard to control. The round hull makes the kayak very nervous.

Ace of Spade

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Spade Kayaks

Overall

51%

Manoeuvrability

67%

Linear speed

50%

Turning

67%

Stability

83%

Boof

50%

Lightness

50%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

80%

Good for advanced

40%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

33%

Paddler weight range

Good kayak for the beginner and intermediate paddler in rivers up to class IV. Fits kayakers from 70 to 85 kg.

Good

Easy to control. It keeps the line easly even on the side. Good lateral stability. Very stiff material.

Bad

The material is still very heavy and new (not long term tested). It feels a bit hard to turn comparing to the Recon 93 and the nose is a bit hard to lift. The shape of the sides is not suitable for the advanced kayaker that like to drive the boat with the sides. However beginners could like this feature because the boat result easy to drive.

Zen

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Jackson Kayaks

Overall

49%

Manoeuvrability

50%

Linear speed

83%

Turning

33%

Stability

83%

Boof

50%

Lightness

50%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

80%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

50%

Good for big volume

67%

Paddler weight range

Version L from 70 to 80Kg

Good

Fast and keep direction

Bad

heavy boat to turn, and hard to recover if the line is missed

88

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Dragorossi

Overall

47%

Manoeuvrability

67%

Linear speed

67%

Turning

67%

Stability

50%

Boof

50%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

50%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

50%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

50%

Paddler weight range

Good kayak for all kayaker especially for shallow water. The kayaker can fit from 65 to 80Kg.

Good

Easy to control in shallow water. Good speed and the rounded hull makes this kayak quite easy to handle.

Bad

The outfitting is not very comfortable and require good manuality for setting it up. I haven't felt particular bed feeling using this boat. However the not aggressive design it's not giving to this boat any particular good feature as well.

Director

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ZET

Overall

45%

Manoeuvrability

33%

Linear speed

67%

Turning

50%

Stability

83%

Boof

50%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

50%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

80%

Good for steep creeks

50%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

Could be indicated for heavy beginners and intermediate kayakers. This model can be used for paddlers over 85kg.

Good

Very big boat with a great lateral stability. The heavy kayaker could appreciate the forgivness due to the big volume.

Bad

The tail is massive and hard to move and control. The boof results quite hard because of the flatness of the back rocker. The high lateral stability makes the Director very hard to control using the hips. The kayak can be hard to drive trough big waves from medium size paddlers.

Burn

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Pyranha

Overall

43%

Manoeuvrability

50%

Linear speed

50%

Turning

50%

Stability

67%

Boof

50%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

67%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

60%

Good for steep creeks

50%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

Volume river. Beginner and intermediate paddlers. L version from 70 to 90 kg.

Good

Good stability and easy to direct where you like when is flat. It has a good boof and keep a lot of speed in landing because of the flat bottom. It doesn't drift much in curve and permit easy draw stroke. Good outfitting easy to regulate.

Bad

It is a slow boat and suffers on rocks because of the edges along all the boat lenght. You don't want to go really fast with this boat because becomes really hard to control.

Shiva

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Pyranha

Overall

41%

Manoeuvrability

50%

Linear speed

50%

Turning

67%

Stability

33%

Boof

83%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

50%

Material resistance

67%

Good for beginner

67%

Good for intermediate

80%

Good for advanced

60%

Good for steep creeks

67%

Good for big volume

83%

Paddler weight range

This boat cannot be considered a special boat but the beginner and the advanced kayaker can enjoy this kayak both in valume and steep creeks. The M version is good from 70 to 80 Kg.

Good

Easy kayak with a good bow shape. The high front rocker permit to easely boof waves and holes. This kayak keeps the line in a good way and it's not hard to correct if necessary.

Bad

Very soft plastic and the seat it's not very solid (I felt it moving sidewise). The hul is quite narrow and thus the kayak it's a bit unstable. The vertical side on the back makes some rotations harder

Stomper

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Liquidlogic

Overall

37%

Manoeuvrability

50%

Linear speed

33%

Turning

67%

Stability

33%

Boof

67%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

83%

Material resistance

50%

Good for beginner

33%

Good for intermediate

60%

Good for advanced

40%

Good for steep creeks

50%

Good for big volume

17%

Paddler weight range

Good for steep rivers and medium volume. This model is good for intermediate and advanced paddlers who don't have stablity problems. The 80 gallons version is suitable for paddlers from 70 to 80 Kg. The 90 gallon is suitable from 75 to 90 Kg.

Good

The Stomper has the same amazing boofing skill of the Jefe. This boat helps a lot to put the nose over everything. It's a very fast and easy to maneuver.

Bad

The only big defect of this boat is the stablity. The Stomper doesn't really help you if you are loosing the balance. The secondary stability is very low.