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Name: emcdan

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Purchased a Bote Breeze paddle board for my girlfriend. She kept borrowing my Atoll board so I had to get her one to....haha. Being 2020 and quarantine, iSUPs are hard to get promptly. I've tried a few boards over the years so I have some good experience with the iSUPs. I love the portability for travel with the inflatables. The Breeze is kinda the entry level board according to the Bote representatives. My gf really liked the notability of the Bote brand and the look of their boards. The size is 10'8" L x 33” W x 6” D. I know there have been some great advances in material technology and design resulting in inflatable SUP boards that can rival a hardboard while not compromising performance. With that being said there is a huge difference in iSUP flex while paddling a one, two and three layer board. My Atoll is a two-layer board and is extremely rigid when at max 15psi. The Breeze has a lot of flex being a one-layer board if you are heavier than 180lbs. at the max psi. The 3-piece paddle is average. The backpack is pretty heavy duty and the pump is just ok compared to others. It doesn't come with a leash...hmmm. weird. The detachable "quick fin" is very rigid helps it to track very straight... almost to straight. It doesn't turn on a dime. It's a fair board for flat water or just small chop. If I had to do it again I would have spent a couple hundred more bucks to get their "Flood" board. Basically the same board but 2 layers and 11x32x6. Currently at $649