I have a Sith as well as a Pagan. They are both great boats. Not as
They are both great boats. Very light (20 lbs) and extremely stiff, plastic boats feel like wet noodles compared to them.
The Pagan is an all out playboat. It has a hard triple edge, similar to the Bliss stick RAD series. I will not really comment on it's performance, as it's play potential is well above my skill level, but it should suffice to say that Stefan 'Foerster' Paetsch, Freestyle World Champ in OC1 and top level C1 freestyler got hismelf a Pagan to compete with in this years World champinships in Thun.
I hgave also used my pagan for riverrunning. It's not ideal for that, the aggressive edges can trip up an old guylike me once in a while, but it has good speed for such a short boat.
The Sith is an allround rivrrunner/playboat. While it won't do the latest aerial moves (neither do I...
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...) it is one of the best surfing boats I have everbeen in, it spins, cartwheels very nicely and blunts. It squirts nicely as well, and has good speed. Despite being low vlune, it's a great Big Water boat, as its so stable and predictable, even when on end.
If I could have only one boat in my quiver, the Sith would be it.
As far as durability, I have had mine for 5 years now anbd it's sill going strong, without me having baied it, I have taken it down spring runs here in Ontario where everyone at the put-in thought I was nuts taking a composite boat down and it was fine. Sure, I had to patch the odd soft spot or small crack, but this boat still has years of life left in it.
You can not get the stunning graphics and metal flakes as you can from PS composites or Murky Waters, as Shaggy Designs, being only part time boat builders, don't have the equipment to do this, but the build quality and layup is superb.
If you run lots of shallow rivers they can accommodate by adding additional reinforcement layers.
Get in touch with Martin or Gwyn and they'll help you out. They are both great guys and they build top notch boats.
TGG!
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