Purchased a Adirondack Canoe Co. Boreas about 3 months ago. My boat is set up as a pack canoe with the lower seat height, and use with a kayak paddle.
The boat is attractive, with cherry rails, and a kevlar-carbon matrix outer layer and kevlar interior. Due to personal preferences I added a different (bucket) seat vs. the canoe style one supplied with the boat, and a bit softer backrest.I also added Palm 32" flotation bags, as the boat as supplied will float, but with very little reserve buoyancy. I am 6' 2" x 180 lbs. with 60+ years paddling experience in higher performance Kayas, surf skis, etc. My other pack canoe is a Placid Boatworks Shadow.
The Boreas has excellent stability and does not feel "twitchy" as is often the case with a light weight narrow hull canoe. With the lower pack boat style freeboard, control in winds up to 15 MPH is good. Speed is very good for the boat's lengthened it is very easy to control when maneuvering. these comments are based on flat water experience.
For its price I feel construction quality is very good, but not to the level of the Shadow, this is not unexpected as the boat's price is only 53% of the Shadow or Placid Boatworks Rapidfire. It is an excellent boat relative to its cost.
