Скачать или смотреть Thunderbolt-X kayak from West Side Boat Shop; Builder: Doug Bushnell

Oct. 24, 2011: First paddle of the Thunderbolt-X reveals a fast kayak that is ready to be pushed to the limits. Stability is in the eye of the beholder, but I thought the boat had surprisingly good stability characteristics with forgiving secondary stability. More stable than an Epic V12 but much less stable than a typical, fast ocean kayak. (As you'll see in the video, I was a bit tentative in my paddling at first.) Performance athletes & racers will find it stable, average- to even above-average kayakers will find it very challenging to keep upright. This particular boat was done in the Kevlar layup with over-stern rudder only. Tiller steering, Velcro bands for back brace and thigh braces. This is one beautiful and fast boat! Kudos to builder, Doug Bushnell at West Side Boat Shop. I rate this boat a 10 with two thumbs up. ( I am not associated with WSBS in any way and this is a purely independent review. )

If you are in the mid-Atlantic region and want to test paddle any of the boats you see in my videos, contact me. I'm happy to help a fellow paddler assess a boat.