This kayak has a large number of features usually only found on more expensive sea kayaks, and is excellent value for money. The kayak has a handy day 'hatch' just forward of the cockpit, where you can put small items, and a similar hatch just behind the cockpit, where other small items can be placed. Both these hatches have screw in styled lids, they are very handy, but do leak like sieves, and are not water tight. I did a training session a short time ago, and after rolling the kayak a few times, with both these screw in style lids fully tightened, the compartments to which these lids give access were almost half full of water. I will be buying two additional o-rings to resolve this problem, not a big deal but a bit of a pain, and something which should be addressed by Seabird. The kayak has four bulkheads, which is great for safety, I have had the cockpit almost full of water and the kayak still floats nicely. The forward and rear compartments are accessed by black rubber 'lids,' which do a fairly good job at keeping the compartments dry (like dry suits...