There are not too many inflatable boards that I have really fell in love with… well none really. But the New iShape just changed all that! I have spent a number of days on this board now, paddling off the east coast of Vancouver Island. The iShape is quick, has great overall speed, pivot turns like a hard board, is crazy stable AND overall fast and smooth! All the advantages of an inflatable but this board actually performs with a very nice release from if the tail, while the shaped nose cuts through wind and chop and doesn’t submarine on the down wind.
The iShape is literally my new favorite board. Period. Light. Fast. Smooth. Stable. Cool factor = 10/10. Best inflatable I’ve paddled. And one of the best boards I have paddled. You need one!