I paddled an Outburst many years ago when I was under 200#. As I have gained some weight, I've switched to a Dagger Animas and love that boat. I particularly liked the Outburst as a recreational slalom racing kayak as Mr. Shipley sorta designed this hull like a slalom boat. It carries incredible speed into upstream gates and turns well enough for recreational grad slalom events. I also taught out of it for a couple years as well. Still have the Animas and likely won't get rid of it, but if you're under 190 or so, this boat will perform nicely.
