{"id":32153,"date":"2019-10-17T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T16:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wavesport-recon-review\/"},"modified":"2019-10-18T07:33:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T06:33:04","slug":"wavesport-recon-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wavesport-recon-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Wavesport Recon &#8211; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\nDarren Clarkson-King gives us a run down of why he is back in the Recon. 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I&#8217;ve paddled many other designs over my 30+ years of making splashes and running rivers. Some boats I have loved, some I have hated. I&#8217;ve been assisted by brands, and I&#8217;ve been an ardent denier that sponsorship as a good thing. I&#8217;m lucky I paddle boats I like, boats I would use and have used outside of any financial gain.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>So the recon, a heavy tank of a boat, once likened to bringing a gun to a knife fight. When it was released it had a number of followers, from Cali fanatics to big volume heros but newer designs came and the recon lost out. I&#8217;m back in a recon now, I used one lots before. Now I am back. Some say it lacks finesse and performance, to be honest I never noticed that. I will always move the seat to the rear, it drives better like this.  Those that know me will say I have a relaxed floating style, the recon suits this pace. It is no race boat. It never tries to be a race boat, it never tried to be something it&#8217;s not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask yourself&#8230;Do I need a race boat? it&#8217;s newer sibling the phoenix covers that, for days of speed.  The recon carries gear well, I use it on overnight wilderness trips and I find it handles the weight so well, almost better if we dare say so, than when empty. Sure it&#8217;s a solid, boat. A testament to the design that you can still use a recon all these years on. You an still make the moves. You know it has you covered. It\u2019s the boat I chose for Steve Backshall to use on a first descent in Bhutan. It\u2019s a boat you paddle that has few quirks. Its round hull is soft but with a heavy rail it carves a great turn. Boof, well sure, that&#8217;s part of the package. Should you have a recon? Well do you want a boat with a history, a cult following, UK made, solid, safe? If so then yep, yep, yep. 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