Well fellas, after much agonizing over the model and the hundreds of reasons I shouldn't spend the money, I bought a boat.
I got a Northstar Trillium in Blacklite.
It was a hard choice between the Trillium and the Magic when I had them both in front of me, but I went with the Trillium based on the load rating with me and some gear being smack in the middle.
I've paddled it once very briefly on the way home yesterday and its a very lively and zippy little thing. It's much much more efficient than my Vagabond, tracks surprisingly well and the weight is just insane.
Going for a longer paddle now, just wanted to say thank you for the help!
![PXL_20240720_140603754.jpg PXL_20240720_140603754.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/32/32995-29953113d58681798a90c1578d583299.jpg?hash=KZUxE9WGgX)
I got a Northstar Trillium in Blacklite.
It was a hard choice between the Trillium and the Magic when I had them both in front of me, but I went with the Trillium based on the load rating with me and some gear being smack in the middle.
I've paddled it once very briefly on the way home yesterday and its a very lively and zippy little thing. It's much much more efficient than my Vagabond, tracks surprisingly well and the weight is just insane.
Going for a longer paddle now, just wanted to say thank you for the help!
![PXL_20240720_140603754.jpg PXL_20240720_140603754.jpg](https://www.canoetripping.net/data/attachments/32/32995-29953113d58681798a90c1578d583299.jpg?hash=KZUxE9WGgX)