intermediate paddler 6' 180lbs, bought the rotomolded version 12r new as soon as it came out, obscene primary stability, i ve literally fallen asleep on this kayak, seat is very comfy, i actually prefer it over the vantage seat on my other hobie, kick up gt fins are deadly quiet, you can crawl up on wildlife, paddles like the door from titanic, zero secondary stability, think barge, doesn t like to go fast but cruises easily at a decent 3mph all day with zero effort, tried it with my other turbo fins, no use - hull shape likes 3mph - push it hard it can reach 6mph max but takes too much effort and the bow hops, any short period waves above 1 foot and the hull slaps so it gets super annoying in chop, had to upgrade the rudder to the larger version, original rudder would get overpowered with any current
