My opinion is, any kayak can get flipped at any time, for your own and your passengers safety (on tandems) it's probably a good idea to practice capsize and recovery at least once, so you are certain what to do, and are comfortable getting back into the kayak. My wife and I are both older, and both a little overweight. We practiced in our heated pool for many hours ( I'm sure it was great entertainment for our neighbors (lol)). I have to admit re-entry onto our Oasis kayak was much more difficult than we ever anticipated (especially when solo). Actually we found re-entry easiest with two people was for each of us to enter the boat at the same time, one from each side. Once we both had our bodies on the boat (straddling the boat sideways with our feet hanging out), we would at the same time carefully rotate back into the boat and sit up (it's harder than you think especially if you are older and not as fit). It's probably a pretty good idea to have leashes on your mirage drives, those suckers are darned expensive, and it would really suck if you dropped on in deep water. Another thing we found out the hard way, is once you go overboard, if you are not leashed to the kayak, that sucker can get away from you very quickly, in any wind an empty kayak will drift away from you faster than you can swim (just FYI). Bob
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