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Its designed to go in a straight line fast so it doesn't turn well. You need a wide river unless you are happy to do a 3 point turn. Lol..... But I've not had it on the sea where it might be better at turning

Thank you Peter, that's really good advice

Lol, the first time I used it I didn't have any seat fitted and yet still went straight over. I maintain what I am saying. It performs well in a straight line but it is very tippy. If I was to get into a normal sit in side kayak, it's not as tippy as this is. In fact all the time I am paddling I feel like I could tip over which is something I don't feel in a normal kayak. I do wonder.... Why did North Sea kayaks stop using them and switch to sit in kayaks.

@@mikelink5101 He/They did use them for 6 years though. Changed for skills development etc. I did ask him about tippyness but he said not at all? I'll find out myself one day. I don't think you could cross the English channel in a Midway. I'll be paddling ours across to the isle of wight though eventually as we can go from Lepe to Gurnard. I know it's possibly as someone went across in a scupper pro. Have you seen Codbothers Midway videos? A guy on there says it's a but tippy aswell. I think it's stability will come into its own on choppy sea. As your taking it along the coast of death I'd say you'll be glad with its ability 👍

@@kayaksnorkeluk8272 I'll have a look, it might just be that I need more practice to be comfortable.

That's a shame you can't find someone with a roof rack that fancies a day on the water

@@mikelink5101 I got my mum a day's insurance on the car to collect them but shit myself with her driving my car 😳...never again lol

sorry to hear that. Got her on the water today, luckily I started in a steam because I sat on her and over we went. Straight under! Lost my drainage plugs so my advice, tie them on. It's very tippy but tracks lovely and it's fast. Did 3/4 mile in 5 mins down a slow low calm river. Gonna take some getting used to.

@@mikelink5101 you mean the scupper plugs? Yea I noticed they don't have long cords so I will tie then on maybe with a bit of fishing line or string. I'll be videoing my first paddle so if I tip over you can laugh aswell

@@slabbyrider8665 I was shocked at how unstable it is. Really hard to get on without it going over. In the end I figured out that it's best to straddle it then sit down.

@@mikelink5101 that was how I intended to start, set off with my legs over each side to test it out then put my feet in. I kayaked in a much skinnier kayak in 84 along the coast in Salcombe. I didn't have any issues with that so I'm hoping to have the same result with the midway.

@@slabbyrider8665 you'll be fine I'm sure, just make sure you video that first time getting in lol

Mine also has plastic hoops on the rear deck lines behind the seat.

No mine doesn't have a bungee. I've had a look on RTM site and it's identical to the one on the PDF so they must have changed it slightly.

@@mikelink5101 I also see mine on rtm site. Just noticed there's another 3 rings absent from mine?. So that's 6 fixing point rings and two carry handles missing and an email increase in price 😮. I meant 5 fixing point rings 2 up front, 2 on the handles and one in the tank well.

@@slabbyrider8665 strange for them to reduce especially with new designs and manufacturers coming onto the market.

@@mikelink5101 exactly. Just hope they float the same as the previous ones

I should of done my homework like you lol. Got stung in halfords because they told me £100 and then didn't say it was double that with feet. I'm desperate to get out and try the midway but first I gotta finish a base for a hot tub to keep the GF happy so I can be allowed out lol. Hopefully really soon

Ps, when I came to fit the roof rack I suddenly realised that I needed fittings to go on the feet which not only did Halfords not tell me about but they don't actually sell them. So had to get them off line. Finally arrived and fitted. The next bit is how to put a 15 ft kayak on a roof rack safely lol.

@@mikelink5101 bugger 😔. I was lucky in that I got they guy in 24/7 Boardsports to show me how. Basically put the strap under the bar, then put the two ends over the kayak, and under the bar on the other side. I have ratchet straps and they tensioned down enough without distorting the kayak. I got a couple of pairs of bars pads from typhoon as I couldn't deal with ugly pipe lagging. I'll put a link of a pic with mine strapped down i.postimg.cc/ZK7FKRn7/IMG-20210624-121809730-HDR-2.jpg

Like the look of the dark ones. It's exciting. The way things are going for me you will probably be on the water first.

@@mikelink5101 just had a call from 24/7 Boardsports to say they should be in mid next week. Downside is I've had my licence revoked and still waiting for it to reinstated (shouldn't have been revoked in the first place) so you still have the upper hand to get out in it before me Just realised I have to check out the coast of death...

@@slabbyrider8665 lol and yet mine is still in the wrapping even though the weather is perfect and the river is a good height and I live less than 1/2 mile from the river. You've given me a good reason to pull my finger out. No excuses. Maybe tomorrow lol

@@mikelink5101 picked them up yesterday. On the garage wall now. They're not dark though as expected but grey marbled. Also they don't have the midpoint carry handles? I see a pic I downloaded from rtm that shows one without the handles. Not sure why they would stop fitting them? Just have to grab them by a recess but easy to drop like that. Still happy though. I'll post a video up of them later but maybe on my other channel. Just checked the recipient, they're Anthracite Storm, but ones storm and the others more overcast 😄 Pic i.postimg.cc/bw4xkBQ1/IMG_20210624_134333660_HDR.jpg i.postimg.cc/jSD6WbJs/IMG_20210624_184504292.jpg

@@slabbyrider8665 they look great mate. Maybe slightly different to mine I'll post a video I did of mine close up and maybe you can see if there is a difference. Mine didn't come with instructions and it took me ages to figure out which way around that Carl system in the middle went.