> Well, I paddled white water for thirty years or so before trying sea
> kayaks so I feel right at home in a "tippy" boat. I wouldn't
> recommend a boat this narrow for a beginner though and my
> "expedition" boat IS a lot more stable!

Hey thats great! but a noter on stability... who cares how stable a boat is or not... if its got low primary stability it will have higher secondary... and vise versa. if anything a boat should have less primary so u can get up on an edge and turn faster. also the tipier a boat is ussually the faster it is.and you learn faster in a harder to paddle boat. I learned my role in 38 degree water without a dry top or wetsuit thats my 2 cents in the matter ;) DAVE