I had owned a very light inflatable SUP for over 6 years which was fast and pretty responsive on both bay and ocean water, but after several repairs and about 13 patches I heard about the NIXY Manhattan boards and decided it was time for an upgrade. While a pound or two heavier than my AirSup board, the built in fin box and carbon fiber stringers made it much more responsive and fun. I spend most of my time on this board even though I own a very narrow and fast carbon race board for the following reasons, 1) despite being only 22-23 lbs., an inflatable board has more drag, which means the paddling is more of a workout, 2) with an inflatable your feet stay much dryer thus in cold water it’s ideal, 3) if you fall you hit rubber so are less likely to get hurt and 5) it’s much less fraglie and easier to transport or store. I have traveled all over the World with my inflatable and three piece paddle so the NIXY board it made for both travel adventures and race training. Great customer support from the Company as well!
