Boats Boats Boats, Rockstar M, Superstar, Project x 56 and the 2011 Super Hero

Wow! The last post I made on here was about my shiny new rockstar. I love that boat and it works so well for me but due to excessive growing and crippled toes I'm forced to move on. Much to my disapointment. So I've spent the last month or so stalled with my freestyle, paddling many different boats (mainly my Dads Superstar) trying to make them work for me.

Eventually I came to the conclusion that I can't paddle a large boat, I just struggle and struggle and struggle. So I had to find a boat that would work for me. This left me with two options, go composite (to help me throw a large boat around) or find a big medium boat. I can't aford or justify a composite boat so it was time to find a big medium boat - the Project X.

I'm gutted to leave Jackson boats as they've always worked especially well for me but unfortunatly it had to be done. Here is my SHORT review of the Project X:

Firstly, it seems to me to be one of those boats that needs a lot of personal customisation to make it work. Me for example, I've had to raise the seat LOTS, velcro the hip pads on more securly, foam up the back cockpit rim, back pillar and tape up a random over hang. Create a completly new foot brace type thing and add pipe insulation into the front.

As for the way it paddles, very different to my Rockstar. VERY different. First of all, it's alot more slicy and has significantly less pop. Cartwheels are smoother and easier but making sure you get arial on the godzillas can be tricky. I'm finding floops much more difficult at the moment, however the boat McNasties really well due to its slicy front end.

To conclude, it's a nice boat and I like it. But it'll never live up to my Rockstar.