Bought this for my wife who has had several positive experience with it on small lakes. I tried it out on a large river, water speed about 1 mph, slight breeze, 9 mile downstream paddle. For me - 5'7" about 200 it was like trying to steer a bottle cork. I didn't take any photos because the second I put the paddle down the boat would spin. The wind was mostly to my back, which you would think would be a positive, but the boat seemed to want to face into the wind. Perhaps a skeg would make it more manageable? Other than the amount of work required to go in one direction, it's a nice little boat.