Dagger Zydeco 9.0 Kayak Blue, One Size

The Dagger Zydeco 9.0 recreational (not white water) kayak handles like a dream. It's perfect for a beginner recreational kayaker or even still perfect for someone like myself who has been doing recreational kayaking for 20 years. It's well-built, stable, comfortable, tracks as well as any other 9 to 10-foot kayak, is lightweight, and fits easily into the back of my 2012 Toyota Sequoia (with the back window closed). It would be great on lakes, easy rivers (no more than Class 2 rapids, if you use a skirt), creeks, and marinas. I'd recommend getting a skirt that will fit this particular boat, as you never know when the wind might come up and give you cross-waves. I'd also like to put in a good word for Backcountry, who were extremely helpful in correcting a shipping error that damaged the original kayak sent to me. Within one week, another kayak had been sent out, and the damaged kayak picked up. They were amazingly cooperative. The Dagger Zydeco 9.0 recreational kayak has my wholehearted recommendation.