12'6" TR-29

This board is amazing. Stable, fast, strong and easy to manoeuvre.

I've had this board for years. It's stable and reasonably fast. It makes a good, reasonably tough cruiser that's pretty stable in chop. I recently rode it 90 miles down the Hudson River. It bore my gear well, although I had to install some tie-downs in the rear. You would do well with this board if you wanted a board to cruise everywhere. The flatwater nose means it can't surf, but it can do pretty much anything else. I would like a little more buoyancy in the nose for heavier chop, but the board isn't really designed for that anyway.

Well designed for light chop and flat water. Stable and easy to paddle. Construction is a little soft. It's a good first flatwater board for light to variable conditions. Pros The board is stable and handles itself in light chop well. Heavy chop tends to overwhelm it. It has a pretty good directional stability and glide. Cons The construction is a little soft. This board would be better suited for calmer lakes and bays than the heavy chop I sometimes experience on the Hudson. The fin is also a little small and the board would be improved with an upgrade. Usage I tour this board almost exclusively and use it for workouts.