Tower Inflatable 9'10" Stand Up Paddle Board

I searched around, read reviews online, and I settled on this board. I really wanted one of the cute girly boards, like Isle and Supflex have, but I went with this board because it is consistently rated well on different websites. It also has the most (good) reviews on Amazon. I was worried that I would be so slow, it would be too hard to pump up, I would be too wobbly... But, I've had great success. I have never SUP'd before, but I got the board and my brother and sister-in-law (avid SUPers) took me out. I was obviously wobbly then. They had me try out their boards as well. Here is what I think:The Tower Adventurer is just as rigid as their Naish iSups, and stable as their hard board ( I don't remember the brand). The shortness of the board took everyone a minute to get used to, but they thought it was a pretty good board too. I thought for a minute that I needed a board like my brothers, with the pointed nose and more length. His did feel more stable at first, but I have been out two more times on my Tower Adventurer it and I feel great on it. I just think the learning curve may be a bit longer with a shorter board. I like the length of this board though, I'm 5'2" and this board was easy for me to carry around. The 12' boards seemed like they were awkward for me. It's true it's not the fastest. However, my family wasn't gonna leave me in the dust and none of are racers. Also, after the first day it was much easier to dig in a paddle harder and faster. Paddling upriver was slow, but a great workout. I think that just being inflatable makes it more difficult to paddle upstream though. I was also worried that I wouldn't be able to inflate it or it would take me forever to inflate it. I even heard some guy make a comment that there is no way a petite woman could inflate the board alone. BULL! I did it in about 6 mins. The last four pounds of pressure ( I pumped it up to 14 PSI ) were the hard ones, but just lean into it with your whole body and you can get it done. The other thing I was worried about was loosing the screw for the fin, and maybe it didn't used to be attached, but it is now. There is a tether that attaches the screw to the fin so hopefully you won't loose it. I also got a leash and the Tower backpack, both are great. If I fall I don't want to kick my board away and loose it. The backpack fits EVERYTHING perfectly. I think I will also get the kit to put on some D-rings and bungee cords... I wish I had somewhere to strap down my stuff.So, I am so happy with my purchase. I love that I can just fold it up and stick it in my trunk. I love it more than my kayaks. I can see everything standing up! I absolutely love SUPing and I love my board. Oh, and it totally can hold a lot of weight. I had two friends try it out who were between 220-250lbs.