I was paddling a Project 52. When I did get to paddle I spent alot of time combat rolling and ended up getting tired a lot quicker. I demo-d about every river play boat around. I noticed on the first demo that I was having more fun and enjoying my paddling days more. I ended up buying a Pyranha Recoil. Demo as many as you can. It amazing how much differance there is between the boats that are available in the river play category.