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Tarpon 100 - wave riding capabilities

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I'm keen on buying a tarpon 100, just worried about it's wave riding abilities. I often go out in fairly rough water, 2-4ft waves. How does the tarpon 100 handle? Paddling out, does it dive through the waves or can you lean back and angle it over, also when catching a wave out can you steer it with your paddle or does it take on it's own tracking direction? Just worried that the front keel will dig in and take it's own route and then flip over eventually... Also does it nose dive easil…

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Hi guy's I'm keen on buying a tarpon 100, just worried about it's wave riding abilities. I often go out in fairly rough water, 2-4ft waves. How does the tarpon 100 handle? Paddling out, does it dive…

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