I just purchased a lime green Jura MV couple of months ago. It is my first sea kayak. I bought it because its classified as a good begginers sea kayak. The finishing and construction quality is very good to excellent. It is 16' 1" long and 22" wide. Looks are killer. It has a polished shinny line running the lenght and the rest is matte with some texture to it. It has a very good and comfortable "Connect" seating system found in other more expensive boats. The floating back band is adjusted via a ratheching system found by the thigh braces, very cool! The foot pegs are easily adjustable and features the smart track pivot pedals. They give you full support for bracing and they have a smaller pedal or foot peg build in that you can push in with the ball of your foot to control the unique "scudder" A combination of a skeg and a rudder. When in a fully deployed position, (rudder) the pegs feel super solid. They dont have the sponginess feeling of traditional rudders. Again, very cool feature! Bow is full size while the stern is slim and flat like the P&H Delphin. Designed to catch the wave and do some surfing.
I am a big paddler at 6'2" and 220 lb. I still fit good inside the boat but im pushing the weight limit of 240 lb. A high volume would be a better choice for larger paddlers. The scudder assembly is easily accessible on top of the deck for maintenance and cleaning. It paddles nicely with good speed. Turns with ease and the cockpit opening is very moderate to slide in and out. I been edging and high brace turning it. Edging is easy. When on edge, the kayak has a feel of being very nimble and sporty, there is no warning when you push it too far, its easy to capsize. It has a shallow v hull with a rounded chine, Making the kayak feel tippy at times for me. The "sweet" spot for stability is very narrow and down the middle. I have to concentrate when paddling in medium to strong currents to maintain stability. It tracks very straight without the need of the scudder. Maintains speed easily and glides thru wake and small waves very comfortably.
This kayak is designed for the begginer sea kayaking paddler but grow with them as their skills develop. Bow, stern and day hatches. Good rigging and carrying handles at the ends. Has a security bar behind the cockpit for locking and securing your boat. This kayak has a lot of features found on more expensive kayaks. The only complain I have about it, is that the stability sweet spot coulb be aa little wider. That's the reason I am giving it an 8.
