The 29" Langley has been paddled all over North America in a wide range of conditions. While the style of this canoe is reminiscent of historical fur trade canoes, the performance of the Langley is right out of the future.The Langely is built to provide years of maintenance free service. The hull is stiffened with a high-tec vacuum bagged foam core, sandwiched between layers of fiberglass and Kevlar. This results in a very rigid hull, giving you excellent performance.The Langley features a shallow arch hull with 4-5" of rocker, and excellent initial stability. The stern paddler can easily control the canoe in most conditions. Add a knowledgeable bow paddler and the Langley can turn on a dime. The stern paddler sits elevated on a molded bucket seat built in to the endcap of the canoe. This offers a clear line of sight over other paddlers. In normal conditions, the Langely will easily handle 14 paddlers, with the option of adding 2-3 kids in the middle of the wider center seats. For additional flotation, the contoured fiberglass seats are built with a 4.5" thick block of foam across the entire width of the seat. This, combined with flotation tanks in either end of the canoe, gives the Langley hundreds of pounds of positive flotation.