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My dad went a little crazy and bought a boat. He's been thinking about a kayak for years, but at 83, a solid one is a little difficult to handle. Sea Eagle was having a sale, so he splurged and bought this. Sort of a cross between a kayak and and a Zodiac. We took it down to one of the little sandy beaches in Huntington Harbor, blew it up - it comes with a foot pump, but we cheated and used an electric inflater plugged into the minivan - and spent a couple of hours taking turns paddling around on it. I have absolutely no upper body strength and didn't want to overdo it, so I didn't go very far; thought I'd be really sore the next day and was surprised to find I wasn't. Unfortunately, I forgot the camera while we were at the harbor (we also forgot the paddles and runsamuck had to run home and get them), so I took these while we were rinsing the saltwater off after we got home.
435ps Paddleski
Huntington Beach CA
Canon EOS 1000D
26 April 2009
It's very stable and not tippy. Moves around pretty well, although I'm not a kayaker, so I really don't have much experience with these. It all rolls up and will fit in the back of your car (he'd actually bought something earlier, but it was too big, so he returned it). If you want, you can also get an electric motor, rowing kit, or a sail for it. I'm hoping all of us will get a lot of use out of this.