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Layson March 9, 2010 at 9:21 pm

Wanted to bring a paddleboard on family 2week vacation by the beach. Stiff boards too unwieldly, expensive to travel with and Airlines just won’t accept anything over 9′6″. This board totally fit the bill. At 30 lbs and with it’s own travel bag, it was easy to check on the plane. Performance-wise it was a perfect family, beginner/intermediate board. The kids could play on it and because it was inflatable, there were no bumps/bruises. Me and my wife could take it out for paddles and it worked/performed like a charm.

Milazzo March 10, 2010 at 9:11 am

The complete package for this SUP board is really great. You can tell alot of thought went into everything just by the quality of the carrier bag.

If you’re going to use this for Lake, travel, or general exercise this is great. If you’re going to use it for performance or SUP surfing waves you’ll probably want to consider a firm epoxy board.

Portability is fantastic on this board in a small complete package.

The main drawback is inflating this thing. IT IS A WORKOUT in itself just inflating it.

Gage March 10, 2010 at 9:00 pm

I love this paddleboard. I could have never managed a fiberglass version because it would have been so heavy. I first used a fiberglass stand-up paddleboard in Puerto Rico. To buy that product was $3300 plus the cost of the paddle. I feel very comfortable on this board and was pleasantly surprised at how durable it is – I just didn’t expect much since it was a blow-up version. I take it to the Lake everday to exercise – already made 15 trips. I really wanted to buy it last year but kept thinking I would wait and get a fiberglass one. I am so glad I quit waiting. I meet people everyday at the lake that think it’s the coolest thing ever. No one realizes it’s a blow-up version because it is made out of such durable material.

Irvine March 11, 2010 at 9:55 am

I just got my Sevylor Samoa today, and I was very pleased with its performance. After looking time and again, I finally found it at the price I wanted and free shipping was included, so I went ahead and bought it! For the price, about half of that of a ‘China Built’ SUP or 1/3 of a USA built board it performs well and is WAY worth it.

Observations:
As fast as standard hard board in its size class in flat water.

Way bouncier in choppy water, to the point that you can get bounced off the board if you’re not careful.

The round rails and short skegs make it harder to control than a standard board; I got maybe 3 to 4 strokes per side, while I average about 6 on my other board.

Flexibility helps while dropping into waves but bleeds off speed making waves harder to catch.

The portability really tips the scale towards making it a great deal!