UpdateIt’s a year later and I kept this in its bag over the winter and it’s nice , no degradations .I didn’t think I’d like cruising but this board is great two adults can sit and paddle comfortably. I’m very pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to paddle, even into the wind, with over 300 lbs on it. I had a 2 person kayak and I like this much better, it’s more comfortable, easier to paddle, transport and store . I wish now that I’ve had it awhile they made a sailing rig of some kind for it . But I think that’s a different boat. It’s been a very pleasant surprise overall.The rest of this is my original review . My advice is buy it or another one like it. I’m getting another one but I’m shopping for something with a sail, not windsurfing, sit down sailing .I am a lifetime surfer but new to SUP and I never even heard of an inflatable surfboard till a couple weeks ago, now I have one. My daughter and I easily max out the weight limit and are having no problems paddling around on it and holding hands helping each other learn to stand. It maneuvers fine and it’s easy to inflate in my opinion. The shoulder strap is a good feature. I like it so far! Stability is hard to rate and I found standing on the board much harder than I thought it would be. That’s not a reflection on the board. One gigantic benefit for a novice and an old guy like me is it’s soft! Learning means falling and banging onto a hard board would really be killing me I’m in my 60s and arthritic. I can fall on this board or drop hard to my knees or rear NP! Big big selling point! We are on our third session and we’ll on the way (I think) to standing and paddling. Customer service IS responsive don’t believe the review that says they are not there. I’ll update in the fall when I put it away.edit sept 25Love this. If it lasts a few years, which it looks like it should. I was ready not to like this but I actually love it. I was in the water a couple days ago. I can paddle it up to the surfing area at my beach which is over a mile. You can take someone along with a spare paddle sold separately, which i recommend. It’s hard to blow it up to full pressure, which I really have not tried to do it’s not necessary. It’s crazy fun and it’s especially good because it’s soft. Don't worry about performance surfing and all that, if you get do good at it you can but a hard board later. If you want some fun and get out on the water I recommend this 100 %.EDITI still like it though I keep trying to glue the Carry handle back on that tore out on one side . I’m going to get another but solid . I found I couldn’t surf effectively as it’s too difficult to stand in surfing conditions especially trying to take off. I’m thinking the solid board would be more stable for surfing.