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Helmy said..

DavidJohn said..
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just bought a new vaikobi from the the kayak shop at Sandringham DJ.
Too late to dig it out tonight.
but bought the one that zips up the middle, with mesh side pockets.
and has a back pocket for water bladder..
Its a bit less bulky than the Mocke one, and a lot better than my old sailing pfd's
was on sale, 10 bucks cheaper than rrp...somewhat negated by the $165 parking fine for not paying attention to where I was parking...

I found the one with the zipper (Vaikobi Ocean Racing V3) to be more suitable for stand-up paddling. I had the V1 as well and that design allow more clearance for the shoulders when you stack your shoulders to get a vertical shaft in the water without rubbing on your shoulders.

I ordered the VXP and I felt it's superior to the V3 in every way but one. Unfortunately that one thing is shoulder clearance and that was a deal breaker for me. If you just use it casually for noodling about, it's definitely the one to get. Built quality is really good and will hold much better than the ocean racing V3.