I love kayaking. How much was it? If I could find a cheaper one I would love to get one and go out some. I tried some cheap plastic uncovered ones but they didn't really flow across the water, more like you push it, it stops, you push again.

 

Well this is a whitewater yak so it isn't real fluid across flat water at all, but it does ok on it. I could paddle flatwater for a few hours in it as it sits but the tracking in it sucks.

If you want a yak go hit craigslist and prepare to miss a lot of really smokin deals. it is a bit easier to buy a rec or touring yak off there than a whitewater one and I also would suggest if you are looking for a whitewater yak to test the fit before buying one. These things are very tight on space no matter what size you get and they should fit like a good pair of gloves. You can customize the fit with padding etc. but it has to at least fit decent to begin with.