I have paddled flatwater boats a lot for the past 5 or 6 years, a glass boat with a shallow arch. I've run it through enough whitewater that I've pretty much trashed the boat (3 patch jobs so far). I'm tall and long limbed, and I'm comfortable leaning way out of the boat to plant a duffolk to catch an eddy or surf (and yes, you can surf a 16ft tandem paddling solo

I've played a little in a few boats that friends have...a Genesis

I'm also paddling a Cascade a little, but not accustomed to not being able to raise up on my knees and reach way out there and get a lot of leverage (feel more like I am sitting and not really able to use my legs and core). I guess it comes from paddling a big boat in places I'm not supposed to, but I'm used to muscling through a lot of prys, draws, sweeps, duffolks, to manuever and I don't freak if a gunnel dips to the waterline for a second. Maybe with time I'll get accustomed to {gasp} using a forward stroke the majority of the time in a rapid.
It looks like the Ocoee definitely has harder chines, so not sure how well it would handle being leaned way over as I tend to do. The Outrage seems to have a more progressive arch and probably would be more forgiving in that aspect, but not sure. What's your opinion?
Thanks!
Jeff
P.S. Sorry for the novel, but figured the more you knew about my paddling, the easier it would be to answer.
