Envy 11

The Envy 11 is my 2nd kayak. It's my first sit-in. It's light enough to lift and portage. It's stable and tracks well. The cockpit is roomy enough for me (a pretty stout guy) and a smallish grandchild.

It's a dream in smooth water; a great kayak to develop skills in. Nicely maneuverable.

I've had it out in moderately windy water. It handled it pretty well, but it would need a spray skirt because that big opening.

The waterproof storage isn't waterproof. I'm going to have to reattach the styrofoam flotation block in the bow. I think superglue will work better than the screw it originally used.

Overall, I am very pleased with my Envy 11.

Perfect kayak for clam water. Lakes, ponds, lazy rivers are great. Tracks well, good stability. When I took it in the ocean it also was pretty stable even in a heavy chop. The one negative I had was the waves seemed to break over the sides quite easily if I took a wave broad side. I got quite wet but it was fun. If I could redesign it I would add a drain plug. This is my 2nd full season with it. The only repairs I have done was resealed the wall to the dry storage (leaked from day 1) and the front foam piece came loose and needed to be reattached. Great hybrid kayak for a beginner and bigger paddler.

Recently purchased the Emotion Envy 11... my first kayak... very pleased with it. It handles great... extremely stable... have even done photography from it; hand holding a $5K camera... never a fear of rolling.
Perfect all around kayak.