About myself Avid surf kayaker - in playboats mainly untill now, have previously paddled a riot Boogie. About the test environment Llangenith Beach, lovely sunny November day, clean wave with a 3 to 4 foot face Review First thing you will notice is the weight of the boat or lack of it i should say, carrying the boat can be a little unbalanced but with a finger hole cut out of the centre pillar this becomes a much easier task. the centre pillar can also be cut out and altered to allow more room for the feet. The back band tends to sit a little low and has been refered to as a bum strap on other paddling forums. one real critisism is that the grap/security bars are too close to the deck of the boat. Once in the water on the paddle out i noticed how much easier this boat paddled out through the white water than the Riot boogie i once owned which tended to tip me over backwards. The first ride had both my paddling partner and i both laughing out loud the take off was effortless and...