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This is the first touring /sea kayak I have bought and hopefully it will continue to perform year after year. The tracking is awesome and very responsive so need need for the rudder. The 2 hatches aft and stern seal quite well and easily enough even though I feel Old Town could have done a better job. The slide out day hatch is abit of a toss up, on mine the latch to seal the compartment is not very strong and could open easily ( Hopefully Old Town will fix this). It is easily removed but at this point I would trust any valuable in it. The phone hold down could be better as well as the straps do not hold a phone very well. The foot pegs are easy to adjust so thats always a plus. The seat tilt adjustment should go back to the old style as it was easy to raise and lower and could not be lowered by an errant push of a button. Overall I really do like this kayak and would recommend as a first kayak for touring on a budget