I bought mine back in about '99 when he lived in San Diego. LOVED it. About 2003, I almost pitchpoled surfing in at Tourmaline. It broke. After my kayaks were stolen many years ago, I just bought a low-performance day kayak, but really want to get my paddle fixed. After reading the review, I'm not sure I went to send it off to Hawaii, though................ This new, cheap kayak comes with a cheap paddle that weighs about 3 pounds. Yikes. I loved that 19 ounce Onno.