About the reviewer im 16 been kayaking for a couple years...like whitewater Test environment grade 3 and 4 rivers and flatwater Review The stretch is an excellent boat to look at...this was the first thing that pulled me into buying it... also it has or had (no longer in production) an attractive price. i was told that it was a great all rounder and perfect for begginers so i bought it. i tried it on flatwater first.... by the time i bought a boat i was pretty consistent with my rollsa and support strokes etc... so i tried some rolling, and it wasnt too bad...good thing about this boat is that it sits quite high in the water so it doesnt take long to get your pddle out the water when your capsized. but becuase of the edges on it i found it harder to do support strokes like high bracing and skulling for support... it was like the boat had this balance point when it was on edge and after it went past that balance point it was like it "power capsized" most people that tried it hated the boat immediaely...