I am not an expert, but in trying to choose a new boat with the right specifications is really hard as every review seems to say this boat is awesome in every regard, boofs brilliantly, carves like a champion and has also created a new niche for itself at the same time. Perhaps it has, as boat design is evolving. I could be wrong. Also I won’t be paddling over grade III, so videos with experts going down 10-30 metre drops are of no real interest to me.. Honest statements about what a boat is designed for without so much hype would be helpful.
love to see your encouragement of new paddlers. i would work on some skills, but whitewater boats dont typically have a molded-in cupholder or chicken finger escutcheon...#SnackAttackMF
Thanks for a different perspective. All the other reviews I’ve seen are from advanced boaters talking about how great it is. I still plan on demoing one hopefully soon.
Have you ever watched kayakers trying to go upstream? They keep their arms straight, rotating their bodies as they paddle hard and fast upstream. That produces maximum force. Not bending your elbows will give you more power to control the kayak. This style is really important for every other weekend paddlers. The more you paddle and the better in shape you are in the better control for catching every eddy and taming he river and the easier it gets. Not a bad first run at bottle neck. After that I sprint to the take out.
I was in the same kayak. What I've learned is that there are two types of creeks. Big drops and fast large water creeks and medium flow creeks with mostly smaller technical rapids. For the latter you don't need a long, bigger volume kayak. So I bought a shorter creeker that has been great in keeping me upright and letting me do things I normally wouldn't. Where did you go for kayak instruction? That played a big role in my kayak career.
I was not in my boat for over a month, went out yesterday and I was like a duck out of water, no practice and I suck! LOL. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yxsNGXoGVok.html
I haven't been in my boat in a couple months and haven't been practicing my roll. I think its really that simple. Time to get to roll practice. this skill set is perishable if not used......
I'm figuratively in the same boat, and literally had the same boats lol. This was my first season, and I had the RMX 96, then 86, then Ripper 2 L and Scorch L. I'm 210, 6'2. The RMX96 was too huge - just a ridiculously large boat, made worse by the thigh braces LL uses. The 96 floated high and rolled over stuff, but tracked terribly unless the seat was all the way back. The 86 was more fun feeling, but my weight and height had the parting line too low. What I did find with that boat that you're describing and showing in the video examples, is that it prefers being on edge going through waves and holes. The Ripper 2 made me focus on doing that, and when I picked up the Large Scorch, it was the perfect marriage of all of it - not quite as fast as the RMX, but a bow that blasts over or through anything, the waterline and stern shape to push you away from features, and the edges to help you track, make quick lateral movements, and surf.
I grew up in Prattville and worked in the Gump back in 2016. Prevail was nestled in the corner of a multipurpose space in the 1 Dexter building. I was a frequent visitor. Love their space now!
There was a lot going on there. I had to take evasive action. If you watch the yellow boat that pulls out of the Eddy in front of me you’ll see him get surfed in the ledge hole directly under a raft!
Man, I haven't been to the park in a month or so (work). Place has changed again. I don't recall the diagonal waves/multiple Vs or that little small wave/hole right above blue hole.
The levels are changing. The reservoir pond is low and they’re not refilling it as the season is winding down. There’s less flow in the channels. Different feel….
