We got two of these when our youngest daughter turned two years old. She and her sister have been paddling around the Gulf Islands of British Columbia on these things non-stop for more than 6 years and they still look and perform as new...and that is with a heck of a lot of abuse.
At 10 and 13 The Girls are finally starting to outgrow these boats but I cannot stress what an excellent value they have been. Tonne of fun, stable, durable, visible and easy to throw in the back of the van. I'm looking forward to passing them onto the next lucky kids as we move up to bigger boats.