Sarah,

That’s awesome! Let us know what you think!

Mario,

Glad you like the Nautical – and thanks so much for sharing your feedback/review with us!

I purchased Nautical 11.6 to replace my fiberglass all purpose and carbon fiber touring boards. The biggest advantage is lighter weight and soft central neoprene handle which is essential for me to load and unload the board on my car since I live just minutes from the ocean and intend to keep it inflated at all times. Loading heavier hard boards has become the most difficult part for me because of my rotator cuff injuries. I have the board inflated to 18 psi and standing on this board is very comfortable since any iSUP will always have some flex and my feet do not hurt at all after 1-2 hours of paddling. This is a great improvement compared to hard boards if you are older. I take my dog on my ocean trips and she has much better traction than on hard board. The performance of this board in calm water approaches that of my carbon fiber touring board. It is supper stable, glides and tracks really well and is surprisingly fast due to its length. It is not faster, however, than my 12.6 ‘ touring board. Ocean paddling in choppy and windy conditions is more challenging because of its light weight and the performance is directly related to the paddlers experience. Overall, I am pleasantly surprised by the level of comfort and well balanced performance of this board and I cannot find any significant weakness. Construction of the board seems to be solid but I only had it for two weeks and used it about ten times. A paddle is heavy but I do not care since a have an ultra light carbon paddle. Manual pump worked fine, it took less than 10 minutes to inflate the board to 18 psi. I have not tried the electric pump since the board does not seem to loose air and I keep it inflated. I would not recommend to drive faster than 35 mi/hr with the board mounted on the roof with short front overhang and fins pointing forward. I paid $549 including free electric pump promotion, not bad considering the pre-COVID price was around $400. All board companies jacked up their prices I a similar fashion. I recommend this board for beginners of all ages and experienced older people with some physical limitations looking for lighter weight and more comfortable paddling experience. I also have a kayak conversion kit ($129) which I think will be useful in windy conditions. If you do non have naturally cushioned bottom like me you will need to purchase a kayak seat cushion which is currently out os stock ($16).