> I am building my first kayak and I am keeping an ongoing journal at the
> link below. My first Kayak was the Pigmy Osprey HP. I have tried many kit boats and have found they were all fun to paddle. If you can't decide which one to build, build the pretty one. I had purchaced wooden paddles from Grey Owl to match the boat and have broken the shafts of three. The last one broke when I was practicing a reentry with a paddle float. I now use a paddle with an aluminum shaft.