Paradise

This was my first foray into tandem SOT kayaks. As such, it was a sweet yak at 13'6". It had the added benefit of a third seat for solo trips. As w most SOT's, there is precious little covered storage space, but plenty of area to bungee down dry bags. The dry well was a nice touch for wallets phones and keys.

It tracked wonderfully as one would expect from a heavy 13 footer... maneuvered adequately but no ballerina. Again... it's a tandem, wide stable kayak. Not really designed for shooting rapids. If you can still find one in good shape snap it up. They are a bit heavy... but very sturdy and forgiving.

I have had this kayak since it came out... I have taken it in the ocean through 4ft surf with no problem besides getting drenched, also surfed waves with it, fished, and have got lobster free diving.... I have taken it in the Indian River and targeted all game fish. It has great tracking capability for long paddles... I have also been bow fishing for sheephead standing up...i am only 150 lbs tho... But it is a very stable robust boat... also have been camping on islands loaded down with gear... I have also dragged it through the woods and gone bass fishing in swampy areas with 2 people with the confidence that it would not flip... ALL AROUND AWESOME, EXTREMELY VERSITAL, FAST, TOUGH BOAT...

I own two Paradise kayaks. I love that it is easy to sit on. I carry every thing but the kitchen sink. I carry snorkel bag, small cooler and of course the dog who rules all. I have just added a sail to cruise the bay at Cedar Key. I have had my kayaks for about 7 years. One belongs to my son. I think he feels the same about his. We have enjoyed them a long time.

I have owned several kayaks, the Paradise is by far the best, great weight capacity. Mostly used for scuba and free diving off the California coast.

We have used a friend's Paradise quite a bit and love it. We have found that the shorter length makes it easier to turn, even if it doesn't track as straight as a longer boat. We are more than willing to make that trade off.

Occasionally we bang paddles, but only if my partner in the back is making a correction and I am paddling straight. I don't know that I would want to take it on long trips due to the lack of storage capacity, but for playing around at the lake it is great. I have also paddled solo and love it, I can actually kick my feet out to the sides and get unstuck if I take it into too shallow a spot. It paddles nicely from the middle, but I have not tried any other position solo.

Paradise bought used. My first boat after mixed reviews I decided this would work for me. I bought the boat primarily to fish out of but really have enjoyed touring ant the occasional small wave surf. this boat is easy for one to paddle haven't tried tandum yet. Handles small atlantic surf just fone and does well on the rapids of the upper James river. It's a little heavy for iot's size but my 140 lb but handles it just fine solo short distances to launch. Ub real stability and straight forward tracking even to a novice like me. Love the boat.

This is my 1st yak, i bought it last summer after trying a rental O K Malibu on Table Rock Lake in Missouri. I did my homework and the Pairadise had everything I wanted. I live in Ohio around a LOT of small streams and old canals and this yak is great both solo and with the wife. Tandem it tracks better and the smacking paddles thing is avoided if you're in synch with each other. Storage could be improved but with the back storage spot and the hatch you can pretty much manage. It even does well on bigger lakes and is comfortable to paddle for 6+ hours at a time. I got the flame orange-into-yellow scheme and we always get stopped on the water by people wanting to know all about it. For $500 new you can't beat this boat.

Purchased a Pairadise for my wife and daughter. They love it. I've taken it out solo and for a wide (stable) yak it is fast and tracks very well. Not sure why you would hit paddles rowing with partner. It isn't a problem for us.

Have had a chance to paddle my pairadise for about a month now.I use it primarily as a one man boat for touring,fishing and general recreation.This is a plastic boat and therefore a little heavy but very robust and sturdy feeling.I like my particular color combination of blue blending to green and finally to yellow.Wilderness systems calls this sapphire/maize.The graphics molded into the hull are horrible though.I don't know what the designers were thinking! I bought the boat because it had the most pronounced keel(actually three keels) of any other sitontop boat I've seen and I thought it would be superior in tracking.I was wrong! The bow of my boat likes to wander and it takes many steering strokes to overcome this wandering once it starts.To be fair this boat was designed for two people and this tendancy is probably rectified with more boat in the water. The boat is not quite as fast as I would have liked but it is very stable! I've been in confused five foot seas with it under the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco bay and had no concerns at all. Ocean Kayaks Malibu two is probably a better one man paddler but my pairadise looks very cool and is a comfortable dry ride(the bow does a nice job of deflecting waves down and out.I would buy another, but get rid of those graphics!!!

I bought the Pairdise because my 55# Lab was making my Ocean Scrambler a little too small, especially when the water is way cold. The Pairdise seems just as easy to paddle and just as fast and it handles the dog quite well. I like it enough so that I even use it sometimes when the dog does not go. One of these days, I'll get my wife into it to see if it will really serve as a double. Very stable and turns well. I'd recommend it. I would also recomend that more people consider a sit-upon. They are the choice for casual paddeling. Being able to get in (on) and out with no hassle is great.