liquid logic cross river

The Liquid Logic CR is a river running playboat for all levels of paddlers. Instead of just taking an existing playboat design and softening the edges, Liquid Logic designed each part of the boat for all river play. That is what makes the Cross River different from the other boats in its category. Liquid Logic talked to paddlers and dealers from all over the country about the characteristics this boat should have to make it the perfect river running playboat. The list went something like this: Comfortable, easy to paddle, and rips it up in all types of features. If you want a boat that can do blunts, stern squirts, loops, and spins the CR is for you.

The CR (Cross River) Series river running playboats come in 3 sizes: CR 80, CR 125, and the CR 250. The following measurements are listed below:

length | width | weight | cockpit length | cockpit width | rocker bow | rocker stern | volume | paddler weight range |

CR 80 – 6′ 5″ | 24″ | 27 lbs | 32″ | 20″ | 8″ | 7″ | 56 gal | 90-160 lbs
CR 125 – 6′ 7″ | 25″ | 31 lbs | 33.5″ | 18.75″ | 8″ | 7″ | 55 gal | 140-210 lbs
CR 250 – 6′ 9″ | 26″ | 36 lbs | 33″ | 20″ | 10″ | 8″ | 65 gal | 180-250 lbs

For more information visit the Liquid Logic Website.

The Ronin is a boat that according to Liquid Logic: “The big wave boys and girls are really going to dig as well as the park and play junkies. On a wave it generates more speed and power than anything we have done before, which creates huge bounces and helps the boat skip into the new combination moves on a wave. This boat excel in small features because of its super compact volume. The Ronin loops huge even for larger paddlers, yet is narrow enough to boss around for the newer linked hole moves”.

The Ronins, like other boats from Liquid Logic, are very comfortable. For the Ronin this is partially due to the higher knee placement and larger footbumps. They are also sized to compliment the Vision series and can now cover a range of paddlers from 100 to 210 pounds. There are two sizes for the Ronin: the Ronin 49 and the Ronin 59. The Ronin 49 is sized to fit well between the Vision 44 and 56 so that paddlers that don’t seem to fit either of these designs will enjoy the comfort and volume of the 49. The Ronin 59 is a larger boat than the Vision 56.

Liquid Logic also says this about the Ronin: “The Ronin’s hull speed translates into better retention on smaller features and more energy for big waves. It has the loosest hull of any playboat we’ve produced and it facilitates easy spins along with quick-transitioning bounces for more advanced moves. The smooth-transition bow provides maximum control for all kinds of aerial gymnastics. The extra bow volume also means easy downriver paddling and more comfort”.

For more information on the Ronin visit Liquid Logic Kayaks.

One of my favorite whitewater kayaks (probably because it was the one I learned to paddle in) is the Liquid Logic Hoss.

The Hoss is an older model and was once classified as a creek boat before the Jefe was available, but its true calling is a big water river runner with plenty of room inside for even large paddlers. It has a planning hull and is extremely stable punching holes or crossing eddy lines. This makes it a great boat for novice paddlers to learn in and quickly build confidence. The Hoss is the larger model of the family that includes also the Trigger and Lil’ Joe.

Hoss:
length 7′ 10″
width 26″
weight 42 lbs
volume 70 gal.
paddler weight 160 – 245 lbs