The statement that's on Dagger's web site for the Animas is for whitewater
boats and the statement is correct. It is a beginner whitewater boat and
tracks straighter than many other whitewater boats, etc.... If they had
used that description for recreational boats however it would have been a
false statement. Look under the "recreational" descriptions on the company
web pages, not "whitewater". You can even look under "sea kayaks" and get
something that is a beginner sea kayak. It will generally be shorter and
wider that the average sea kayak. It's kind of a hybrid between rec and
sea. If you have any questions about some boats that you're see just write
us and we'll give you feedback on them.

Courtney

"Roger Houston" wrote in message
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"Courtney" wrote in message
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Why don't you check out www.dagger.com and www.wildernesssystems.com to
name
just two and research their touring and recreational boats. That should
help you with your choices.

As I mentioned in another post, I won't check out Dagger's site as a
source
of primary information. Not knowing anything else about the boat, what is
written on their site at
http://dagger.com/product.asp?BoatTy...C&BoatID= 257
would lead one to believe that the boat tracks and is predictable for
beginners, neither of which proved to be the case with the boat in
question.

I think I'll ask on here; the ng seems to have been a source of pretty
reliable information in other respects.