My DW and I have Swift Kayaks made in Ontario, Canada - http://swiftoutdoorcentres.com/ . They are light (my 13.5 foot is only 32 pounds) and very strong. The reason I bought mine though was the huge cockpit in it. Lots of room for me (240 pounds) and still has a large area to strip my fly line into. I didn't get the extra bulkheads as we only go out for the day and never overnight. Mine was shipped to me strapped to a load of used steel headed for our local steel mill. My second kayak is even lighter (I believe 24 pounds) and sits lower in the water. They are very stable in the water. We have a 24 foot Kodiak TT that we tow and the kayaks are strapped on top of the truck box.