Our family has been stand up paddling together for five or six years now. It's a fun way to spend time together doing an activity that is both healthy and challenging. Our kids used to ride on the front of our paddle boards, but when they grew strong enough to paddle by themselves they were excited to get their own surftech boards. Paddling has has made us all stronger and the kids feel independent and confident. I've had the pleasure of paddling on six different surftech boards, all different shapes and sizes. Each one of their boards are long-lasting good quality products. I have recommended and personally delivered surftech boards to family and friends that were interested. I currently have four SurfTech boards and can't wait for a new Gerry Lopez stand-up paddle board model to hit the show room floors.