About the reviewer I'm somewhat a newbie to kayaking (I did some in college), but have always loved the water. You can't get any closer to water than kayaking without going swimming. I love it. Some people get hooked on fancy cars, I get hooked by rivers and streams. Test environment I've tested in merrill creek reservoir, spruce run reservoir, and on the Delaware River. Merrill Creek can get some decent white caps once you get on beyond the cove, and it handled it well. The Delaware was on two different occasions. Once was a typical day, the other right after a huge rain storm and the river was raging (gage height was around 6', and it's usually at or under 2'). Review The boat is all about stability, and has handled anything I've thrown at it so far. It hasn't been through much craziness, but the river was flowing faster than I've seen it. Through the white water, and almost being pinned to a dock, it stayed upright and there was minimal water in the kayak. It's not particularly fast, but it tracks pretty...