About the reviewer

20+ years of creek-boating in a multitude of boats, designer of the Java, lots of first D's

Test environment

Manns, Mill, Raven's, Green, Hendy, Suck, Bear, OB, Slate, Daisy, Bailey, Homestake, Gilman, White, Little White, etc

Review

This round-hull creeker is designed to boof where others flop. With continuous rocker under the seat for amplitude and the biggest, highest bow on it's size class it's so easy to keep your bow up - and even when your bow drops it will scoop back up till about 70 degrees of pitch.
Relaxed primary stability lets you hold a lean when bouncing down slides and there are NO EDGES to trip you up - hull or deck! We've exaggerated the secondary stability so you can hang on that 45 degree lean till you get your brace under you. When you do flip, the rockered, round shape of the boat helps you get upright easy and fast.

Outfitting is geared for creeking too: HUGE cockpit with molded-in thigh hooks for quick entry and exits, no screws to leak ever, and a shock absorbing bulkhead to keep you smiling when your lines don't go as planned. Drain-plug of course.

Strengths: awesome Boof-ability, secondary stability, outfitting comfort, super-forgiving performance in all conditions.

Weaknesses: rounder hull than a playboat may take a run or 2 to get used to, tall cockpit area fits short paddlers best with a Sweet Cheeks 200 for added 'lift'.

Conclusion

If you want to take your creeking skills to the next level or are having trouble with your roll or boof - try this boat!