I got this board as an upgrade from a wider hard board, so it has taken some getting-used-to, but I love the board. The construction is impeccable and the result is a beautiful, classy board. I run it at 15psi rather than the possible max of 20psi and it seems as rigid as my hard board. Every time I take it out, I'm delighted at how little effort it takes to move through the water - it feels really fast and effortless. I weigh 205, and the board still rides very high in the water; haven't taken it on an overnight with any significant gear yet. It comes with 2 fins, a tall one and a shorter 'river' one. I'm running the short one mostly and find that the board tracks nicely even with the lesser fin. Once consideration- NRS uses a proprietary fin box and attachment mechanism, so standard fins won't work. Their mechanism is probably superior, and they have a decent selection of fins for cheap, but we aware that your old fin collection probably won't work on this board.