Well, great for you! Its always a thrill to hear about others our age getting out there and having fun instead of sitting in rocker in front of the television. I am approaching 69,and I hope we both can keep paddling for many more years. But, those SOAR inflatable canoes are FAR more stable in whitewater than ANY inflatable kayak, and the S16 they were using has a 1,000 pound freeboard limit! I ran the Main Salmon (Idaho) in my S16 fully loaded (and I mean FULLY loaded) with only two swims in Class IV to IV+ rapids. A duckie would have been swimming most of the big rapids. Don't sell that boat short - it is a very great whitewater boat, but it is not a magic boat - you still have to be able to paddle it in whatever water conditions you find yourself.