Compare Recon vs

Recon

WaveSport

Overall

73%

Manoeuvrability

67%

Linear speed

33%

Turning

100%

Stability

83%

Boof

100%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

100%

Material resistance

100%

Good for beginner

83%

Good for intermediate

100%

Good for advanced

60%

Good for steep creeks

100%

Good for big volume

50%

Paddler weight range

recon 70 max 60kg,
recon 83 max 70kg,
recon 93 max 85kg

Good

Very forgiving kayaks. It boof by itself and it's very easy to set up. It give its best on rocky and steep creeks.

Bad

At high speed the kayaks is not very easy to control.

Habitat

WaveSport

Overall

55%

Manoeuvrability

50%

Linear speed

67%

Turning

83%

Stability

50%

Boof

50%

Lightness

67%

Outfitting

83%

Material resistance

83%

Good for beginner

33%

Good for intermediate

60%

Good for advanced

40%

Good for steep creeks

83%

Good for big volume

17%

Paddler weight range

Best in steep creek, but good performance in hard volume too. This boat is indicated from class 4 to 6 for intermediate and advance paddlers. The 80 gallon version is good from 75 to 100 Kg and the 74 version from 65 to 80 Kg. The smaller version has the same features but more manoeuvrability.