About the reviewer

paddled a bit of moving water and competed at freestyle.

Test environment

Nene, Holmepeir point. trewyn, dee

Review

awesome boat, it has done me for years, its been great for learning some freestyle moves and coping with some bigger water, i have competed in uk youth freestyle competitions, but have recently changed it for an S6F, because the boat has been so good for me i have refused to sell the boat and kept it as a spare :).

Conclusion

awesome boat!

About myself

I'm 5 ft 8. I weigh around 9 1/2 stone. (135ish LBS or 65ish KG), I'm 15 years of age with size 9/10 feet, I've been paddling 5 years and I'm a 3 Star kayaker with my CST.

About the test environment

I own a blue Mr Clean and I paddle it often on the sea, on flat water and at a local weir.

Review

The Mr Clean is a brilliant kayak, although Perception class it as a Intermediate-Advanced kayak I'd say it was probably Beginner-Intermediate, it has slicey edges some comfortable outfitting, 'lots of leg room' and just such a nice feel about it.

It's downsides are if you're near the lower end of the weight range it takes a while to master flat water playboating moves although when you do something you feel great for it afterwards. Other than this I can't say much bad about it!

Conclusion

Overall, really, it's a great kayak even if it is old and ugly.
You really should try one if you're a beginner.