aren't very attractive to me. Probably because it's seldom quite 'warm enough' here in the PNW. The water is "Maine cold" (except in Desolation Sound) and the air usually has just a little 'edge' in it. Warmer climes, perhaps, I'd try one out but it seems to me that the odds are pretty high that I'd get a tad bit damp before I got back to the mothership.

On a side note: While I'm not a safety cop, what is the deal with no one wearing a life jacket on a SUP 'boat'? I sure wouldn't 'want' to, neither would I want to get ticketed, but that would be another reason for not liking a paddle board. It's sort of like having to wear a helmet while riding a bike or motosickle. And yes, a case can be made for all of the above but it t'ain't natural and coming from an era and a day when freedom was freedom without a sweaty helmet or lifejacket, I've adjusted poorly….