unlike many, I was an intermediate paddler by the time I got this boat (this was a loong way from my starter boat!). I needed an all-around boat that would be good for rescues/towing/gear retrievals and which fit me well. The Ammo S fit the bill... Despite having a planning hull, you will never mistake this boat for a playboat (or even river-runner/playboat) - it simply doesn't have that level of performance. And I've spent enough time in various displacement-hull boats to say it won't take the place of a true creeker. But for a general-purpose river-runner (or all-around compromise boat) it does very well (also works well as a lite-creeker). If I had to narrow my quiver of boats down to one, this would be the boat. It's the most versitile boat I've paddled. This is not a hard boat to roll, but it is a SLOW boat to roll - it simply comes around slowly and can't be rushed (this is actually good, as it gives you lots of time to brace &/or correct edging to prevent a flip)...if you're one of those people (like me) who has a problem slowing down...

My other boat is a small Ammo, and this boat is about as forgiving, yet it carves so very sweetly and even I can get the ends down on it if I want. And it is dead easy to roll (just think about it & it's up). The hull speed is slow, but the performance high - I've never had a problem with placing the boat exactly where I want it on the river. I absolutely love my Juice 6.9