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RPM - 1790_SNAG1057_1291384472

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The best selling whitewater kayak ev-er.

Go ahead, look it up – we’ll wait. A stable, forgiving design makes the RPM great for beginners who want a versatile river runner and intro playboat. Edgy carving performance keeps you happy and solid front and back surfs with dynamic stern squirts don’t hurt either. Comes with a thermoformed seat and adjustable backband. This one’s made for the classic paddler.

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Overall rating 
 
5.0
Design 
 
5.0
Perfomance 
 
5.0
Quality 
 
5.0
Value / Money 
 
5.0

great boat if you can get one used, especially for beginners

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About Me
instructor, paddled for 10 years
Pros / The Good
great beginner boat
easy to use
forgiving
simple
can be used for almost everything (ive creeked in it)
Cons / The Bad
i cant think of any
Recommend
Yes
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(Updated: April 24, 2009)
Overall rating 
 
4.0
Design 
 
4.0
Perfomance 
 
4.0
Quality 
 
4.0
Value / Money 
 
4.0

alright

About the reviewer

like kayaking

Test environment

Sleningford, lington locks

Review

Very stable first boat super easy to roll good river runner and fast on flat water.

Conclusion

Great first boat

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About Me
Location: York
Age: 16
Weight: 65 kgs
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(Updated: October 06, 2008)
Overall rating 
 
4.0
Design 
 
4.0
Perfomance 
 
4.0
Quality 
 
4.0
Value / Money 
 
4.0

Dagger RPM

About the reviewer

5yrs paddling whitewater racing boats - just getting into playboats and surfing yaks

Test environment

Grade 2-3 and 2-3 foot beach break

Review

Awesome - fast and smooth - love it

Conclusion

Great boat, quick and easy to play with. Great river runner, likes to stand on its tail too

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About Me
Location: New Zealand
Age: 37
Weight: 90 kgs
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(Updated: January 01, 2008)
Overall rating 
 
4.0
Design 
 
4.0
Perfomance 
 
4.0
Quality 
 
4.0
Value / Money 
 
4.0

Excellent WW starter

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Rec & Sea kayaker, want to start WW again.

Short term ownership, too heavy for this model. Test trial only.

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Most has already been written, good starter, easy to roll, paddler needs to be well below the recommended weight range to effectively use it.

Conclusion


Liked it very much, looking to buy it's big brother the Max.

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About Me
Location: River, Bay
Age: 54
Weight: 93 kgs
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(Updated: September 09, 2007)
Overall rating 
 
4.0
Design 
 
4.0
Perfomance 
 
4.0
Quality 
 
4.0
Value / Money 
 
4.0

good fun boat

About myself

my name is michael im from northern ireland and i own a dagger RPM

About the test environment


tested it in some small surf

Review


Great boat for young people weather u like to surf or just do some river stuff its great i mostly surf and handle quite well. very easy to roll and great for learning

Conclusion



the dagger rpm is a nice looking boat which does do a good job on the waves, but now sice ive had it for about 2 years and have done my 3* i would like to maybe get a smaller boat as that dagger rpm is not great at turning on waves

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About Me
Location: northern ireland, surfing whiterocks
Age: 26
Weight: 60 kgs
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