I've demo'd maybe a half dozen boards now. They range from 10'6 to 11'6. Laird, Naish, Bark, Starboard and Surftech Randy French soft top. The only one which I'm at least a little comfortable on is the 11'6" Surftech soft top. The rest seem quite unstable to me. We even managed to do some tandem paddling on that board together. I heard very good reviews about the board. Many people love the stability and glide. They also mention it's easy to turn with and catch waves with. This is 11'6", 32" wide, 5" thick and 245L volume.