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For the price, these paddles rock. They're solid, aluminum shafts with plastic blades. Big enough to get moving quick, its solid, and floats. The foam grips keep hands from getting fatigued, which really adds value.

This boat is an awesome beginner boat. At 200 bucks, new from Wal-Mart, it has adjustable foot pegs, a water tight rear hatch (but no bulkhead), and a comfy seat. The skeg wheel on the back makes a nice addition, when moving it by yourself, though I can carry it with ease. I'm 6', 180 lbs, and my foot pegs are set halfway down their travel length.

On the water, the arrow tracks pretty well, for a 10 ft boat, and while it can rock a little, it just wants to sit upright. Now, when I took it out, it was windy, and moving against it was a little difficult, but I didn't notice very much weather cocking, going out or coming back, with the wind at a 45° angle to me. It can get up and moving, but it's not a race boat. It happily moves where you want it, and keeps a line when you want it to also, but I didn't habe much trouble turning it around either.

All in all, the only thing I don't like about it are 1) the lack of bulkhead around the seat, separating front from back and making a watertight compartment, and 2) the fact that a spray skirt won't work with this boat because of the lack of a combing lip. Otherwise, this boat is just what I wanted.