I just wanted to extend a huge thank you to everyone who posts on this forum as I have learnt so much from the shared expertise and knowledge as well as enjoyed the fun stuff that is shared. I'm just a newbie on a cheap crap board with an awesome paddle (thanks to advice on here) and have just fallen in love with the sport. I have taken my young family to the beach for holidays and been paddling heaps and loving life. I was out this morning having some time to myself and reflected just how much better my skills are (still rubbish mind you) thanks to these forums. There's nothing like it when you really get going. So just wanted to express my thanks, cause a lot of the time I'm just a lurker on here. Ha! I'll continue dreaming of an awesome board and work towards better skills. Thanks heaps everyone.