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Good price but pretty short board. Not great for beginners.
I'm a beginner and and it bein\g shorter than the popular 11 ft boards is not a problem. I think it's a common misconception that you're gonna be missing the 10 inches, but we're not all your mom.
I'm a beginner and and it bein\g shorter than the popular 11 ft boards is not a problem. I think it's a common misconception that you're gonna be missing the 10 inches, but we're not all your mom.
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Have you ridden this? That wide boxed tail should make it great for beginners, offering more stability.
You guys might be right, I'm not sure. Everything I've heard is that shorter boards are less good for beginners and adults but I haven't tried this specific board and have never tried paddling one this short.
I have this board. It was my first iSUP (inflatable stand up paddleboard). I learned on it and it was ideal.
It's wide so it's VERY stable. One large keel fin so it tracks decently but not as well as a shorter 3 keel board. Since the board's focus is on stability rather than speed or tracking that is to be expected.
I loved learning on this board. Not many beginner birds come with an electric pump. The pump even feels decent although it's fairly basic. You set it to 1 bar and it will automatically shut off. It can be used for inflating or deflating. I still use the pump on my second board even though I don't use this board much any more.
The board is quite light and one person can carry it from a car to the water especially if they use the included ankle strap as a shoulder carrying strap.
The paddle is a standard three piece paddle, one lower down detachment for fitting in a vehicle and the upper height adjustment you use for fitting to your body. It is aluminum and I was surprised at the quality for the price.
Overall I would suggest this board to learn on but after one season you will likely want something that can go a bit faster as this tends to plow a bit because it sacrifices speed for stability. Perfect board to learn on though. I stood up the second time out and never looked back.
Note: my experience was on a river not the ocean. I used it in still and quickly flowing water and in the fastest winter water (it's a small river and was never choppy but the flow was quite fast) it was a lot of work to make headway upstream.
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It's wide so it's VERY stable. One large keel fin so it tracks decently but not as well as a shorter 3 keel board. Since the board's focus is on stability rather than speed or tracking that is to be expected.
I loved learning on this board. Not many beginner birds come with an electric pump. The pump even feels decent although it's fairly basic. You set it to 1 bar and it will automatically shut off. It can be used for inflating or deflating. I still use the pump on my second board even though I don't use this board much any more.
The board is quite light and one person can carry it from a car to the water especially if they use the included ankle strap as a shoulder carrying strap.
The paddle is a standard three piece paddle, one lower down detachment for fitting in a vehicle and the upper height adjustment you use for fitting to your body. It is aluminum and I was surprised at the quality for the price.
Overall I would suggest this board to learn on but after one season you will likely want something that can go a bit faster as this tends to plow a bit because it sacrifices speed for stability. Perfect board to learn on though. I stood up the second time out and never looked back.
Note: my experience was on a river not the ocean. I used it in still and quickly flowing water and in the fastest winter water (it's a small river and was never choppy but the flow was quite fast) it was a lot of work to make headway upstream.
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