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Grand Illusion
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By far, this is the best touring kayak I ever tried.

To say that I am excited about Sterling kayaks is an understatement. The Grand Illusion seems to be a perfect kayak for me for teaching overnight courses and guiding.   First and foremost, the Grand Illusion is meeting and exceeding my best expectations.

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a great rolling kayak story
Progression
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a great rolling kayak

I’ve gotta say, the Progression has been the one boat that allows me to do all the things I love doing… surf, rolling, rock gardens and touring. I love rolling myself and can appreciate a kayak that rolls well. I

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Enjoy paddling the big wave story
Progression
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Enjoy paddling the big wave…

Thank you Sterling for building such a high performance, resilient, and visually striking kayak. Without your design, technical knowledge, attention to detail, masterful craftsmanship, and passion for paddlesports, I would never have pushed myself to enjoy paddling the big wave…

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Happy with my Reflection story
Reflection
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Happy with my Reflection!

Here’s a shot from yesterday, hanging onto the front wave in I guess 10kts of flow.​I took receipt of my new Reflection on Saturday and have spent the weekend paddling it in the tidal races around Anglesey, North Wales. Thank you

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Turn on a dime story
Reflection
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Turn on a dime.

The Reflection is the most maneuverable sea kayak I have ever paddled. So it´s my preferred kayak in rough conditions and when surfing. The low weight and responsiveness gives me the best control I have ever had in any sea kayak.

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Pure stoke story
Grand Illusion
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Pure stoke

When I found out there was a sea kayak division in the surf contest at the Hobuck Hoedown, I knew exactly who to call Sterling Donalson, the legendary kayak designer and builder who’s helped Heather and I build, fix, modify,

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It’s a magic boat story
Grand Illusion
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It’s a magic boat

I wanted to catch up with you now that I’ve had time to put the GI through its paces. It had its maiden voyage at the Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium, where it garnered a lot of interest. The first

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The Best Kayaking Caught on Video story
Illusion
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The Best Kayaking Caught on Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfuVuSoHdXI Watch this video – then read Warren’s (the paddler) comments below… Yesterday I put in at cornet bay and was in the pass right at max ebb of 6.5 at 10:10 am. the west wind was recorded at the

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This boat is a rocket story
Ice Kap
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This boat is a rocket!

Today I took my new Ice Kap down to the HASK (Houston Area Sea Kayakers) picnic and boat demo on a little spring-fed lake in SE Houston. What an awesome experience. The first paddler (Robert Stark), our commodore and a taciturn

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Ice Kap
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Glides like silk… Marlene’s Ice Kap

Alan picked up a sweet Ice Kap for his wife Marlene. His comments about her joy are what follows… Part 1: For Marlene’s first paddle in the Ice Kap we toured Campbell Lake near Anacortes. Tomorrow we’ll seek a new venue. I

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Great fun and phenomenal performance story
Progression
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Great fun and phenomenal performance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKCidKUkVjw TL;DR: The Progression is so well balanced for wind that it barely weathercocks in monster wind. The skeel is not needed for directional stability, and serves better if in a beam wind or current to keep the kayak from

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