I paddled the Ronin 49 when i was taking a novice kayaking clinic at Zoar Outdoor. Being new to kayaking i hadnt really had a perception of the wide variety of boats- i already own an old Wavesport Evo, a river running boat, and the differences showed up pretty quickly. My most enjoyable run was on Fife Brook on the Deerfield. My group put in at the Fife Brook put in, a couple hundred yards away from the dam. We took out right above the Zoar Gap, and had fun with little rapids and holes in between on a section of the river called Pinball- thats is were i really got a feel for the Ronin. The Ronin is a cool playboat- and thats about it. The pros: It is wide and the high knee position is very comfortable. In the 5 hours a day i spent in the Ronin, not once did i had to get out and stretch, and my feet never fell asleep. It performs fabulously in holes and waves, surfing was very fun and easy in this boat. I found learining intermediate moves like stern squirts fairly easy,...