Jack Mulligan writes:

I have paddled the Storm and I own a Squall. The Storm felt like a big
boat designed for big trips on big water. The Squall is lighter and
more nimble, still carries a lot of gear, and seems to relish rough
conditions. We also own a Current Designs Sirocco, which I'm learning
to appreciate the more my skills develop. My wife love the Squall and
rarely wants to trade boats. Does this help?
JM

Thanks, it does help. Also thanks to the others that have replied to this
thread. I hadn't looked at the Sirocco yet, so I'll do a bit of research
there as well. I'm currently thinking about the CD Storm and the Wilderness
Systems Tempest 165 as options (though my options keep changing).

Buying a new, more advanced boat is worse than buying a car, mainly because
it's harder to test-drive a kayak

That being said, there's a public event near where I live that will have
some demos (not sure which ones) in a couple weeks, so I'll be attending
this before going any further.

With any luck, I'll get a chance at the boats I'm looking at.

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