I'm very happy with this
"I'm very happy with this board. I am confident I picked the best and safest board for learning. I was able to skim board a little on my first trip (just enough to prove I can do it, with practice); and I did not get injured. (I'm 67, so safety is important; especially since I learned to surf late in life, albeit I have some competence on skateboards with shark wheels, and this transferred well to skim boarding. ) Customer service is fabulous and I have high confidence in the design of the board since my other board is a Odysea (tm) log (which has served me well). My favorite advantages of this board: on days when there are no waves, I can still skim board. Also, I like the fact that I can ride in to the beach without worrying about damaging fins; and it fits into any vehicle easily! It's so light. Thanks Blair Conklin, for making surfing accessible to the masses! André van Meulebrouck"