Mike, have you paddled one? A "does it all" kayak that's short & fast, tracks great & turns great, great for rivers & great for surf seems like a no-brainer if it performs as advertised. But the only guy I've read claiming it does all that is the guy who sells it.

I'd love to read reviews from other paddlers who love it as much as he does.

: The F1 never gets mentions on this board!

: I still think Brian's F1 would be workable pretty well for both.
: Brian has written reams on why his 14' boat is near-perfect and
: how seaworthy it is... He definitely does conditions many of us
: would consider extreme, and he's got the photos on his web site.
: Claims it tracks in quartering conditions and will do a 360 in
: five sweep strokes... (My Night Heron does it in 6) The plans
: are on the site for free. I'm going to build one for my wife...
: If the gods ever allow my other projects to finally be
: completed. Here's hoping Ganesh can help me out a bit in this
: regard.

: m