I am the owner of a pyranha ammo L and am impressed with it. I ended up going for this boat as the ammo medium was to tight. How ever I am at the bottom weight range for the ammo L.

I am experienced paddler with 20 years under my belt and confident on whitewater. Recently I have been going through a bad spate where nearly every trip I have been on, I have ended up swimming. Even at hurley weir of all places:( .

I`m just after advice could it be that i`m not used to the boat even after six months or that the boat is not suited to me. I want to get this sorted before my pending alps trip in a few months time.

I also sized up from the ammo medium to the large. I am also on the low side of pyrahnas weight range for the large (185#). Between the two boats, I think the medium is a bit snappier and handles better but I have long legs and found that I was just in too much pain by the end of the day. The large is indeed more comfortable but that comfort comes at a price. The large is still pretty edgy and still surfs well but I think the most noticeable difference for me is that the large feels much wider than the medium. The specs show around an inch difference in width between the medium and large but it sure feels like more. This translates for me into a boat that I have to push up harder on edge and I have to anticipate turns sooner in tight spaces. It also means I have to work a bit harder to get into a good setup position to roll. I have fairly long arms so this isnt a huge deal to me but if you are shorter this may be a bit of a problem. On the plus side, this width probably translates into better initial stability than the medium. The characteristics that make the boat play, surf and ferry well (flat bottom, sharp edges) are also going to make the boat more subject to getting tripped up and slapped around in certain types of water. These design characteristics are also going to make it more difficult to roll than a rounder, more displacement hull. I like this boat for those days when you need a bit of everything from your boat, but I will admit I tend to use it on more moderate runs. When it starts to get hard, creeky or with drops, I would much rather be in my wavesport habitat.

If your up for a paddle locally pm me, I coach and paddle alot in South Wales, (based in Cardiff) so dont mind checking out what u are doing and hopefully will be able to rectify whatever the cause of your problem.