I did silent water speed kayaking when I was young (I am 53), this hybrid is like training with brake. It keeps the direction very well, no issue. Stability is fantastic. I replaced their paddle with my racing one from one single reason - the paddle blades of the original are not turned at an angle to each other. For effective paddling sitting as high as possible is required, so I prefer to sit on deck, however for colder days I will put a seat cushion and go inside. Sitting on a deck has one drawback - no foot support so which forces you to use different muscles than should be. Overall - if you want to strenghten your deep muscles (understard - get rid of your groving belly), learn how to paddle proper way. And than I don't know better and more natural sport than this to help your body. Body load is pretty intensive, I am paddling with Garmin and chest strap. Very quickly I reach high intensity training level. One warning - a week after purchase my Cascade started to twist (visible when on a ground upside down) later it started to turn more and more not keeping straight direction. I was going to send it back, fortunatelly I found out, that if you inflate middle insert while not correctly positioned inside the cayak, than it has a power to twist it. Sitting on top means, I can sit my wife down and make a "tours" - (it help to keep home calm after such an investment :-) ). I put inside already two children, dog, wife with dog.... Any combination you can imagine :-). For stand up paddling I prefer to stay behind the hole, not within. On a ponds (we have hundreds of ponds in the Czech republic), sometimes I tend to stop in the middle, lay down to the hole and relax or sleep. Purchasing a pure SUP would be investment (to me) for a holiday fun only, purchasing kayak just a single use for me, not involving family. Aqua Marina hybrid is exactly and the only solution for me, which I was looking for, combining possibility to train and have fun with family. Aqua Marina made me happy with this hybrid and in fact, after ruining my knees with bad running habits, this hybrid got me back to active life. Big thanks to them. Hey, they don't pay me, I am simply happy and want to share it :-)

I have an Aqua Marina Cascade and I LOVE it. My husband also has one, and at 6'6" he's really comfortable SUPing, he hasn't been comfortable at all standing up on other boards. I love the versatility of it and it's so stable. I have a kayak sail for the front and a cooler/dry box with rod holders for the back for fishing. I always bring an anchor, which is also great for leaving it in the water at the beach between sessions. I don't really like leaving it sitting on the 2 fins on the beach with my added gear weight. I couldn't be happier with my Cascade because of all the functions and versatility. We're more for touring and just enjoying ourselves than going fast, but I love taking a lot of gear with me and this one has the room. There isn't anything I don't love about it. I've been waiting for this review, so Thank You. Since it's new out this year, and my first board, I've been wanting to know what more experienced people thought of it. I'm happy you liked it!! Wonder Is All Around

Nice to see an informative proper review which wasn't a like sales pitch.

Great review with super useful details. Thank you

I have one and love it mainly for kayaking. I bought a Pilates Foam Roller and cut it down the middle so I had two d shaped pieces. I then cut one a little bit wider than the cut out section of the cascade and jammed it in as a foot support for paddling. Works great. Allows you to use your legs to get more power in your stroke. All up cost was $10

best review o this so far...;)

I have one, and I agree to all the positive statements in the video and in the comments - lot of fun, especially for the family. Only downside is, that the boat is of course not so fast compared to a slimmer kayak. That is why I sometimes use it with an electric engine (I use one from Scubajet)

That middle insert looks like it could be used as an inflatable bodyboard. At least for the kids.Wonder if they had that in mind:)

I kinda really like this one! A bit expensive in Canada, but tempting...

I had the same thought regards touring

Great video! Looks as if it was filmed in Cornwall or Dorset? I am thinking about purchasing this SUP-Yak, as I like to SUP (in the summer) and maybe use it as kayak in the winter. I wonder how comfortable it is when you are sitting inside the kayak, as you seem to have to bend your legs quite a lot, and this is not the ideal position for kayaking (as you need to use your legs and would need a footres, too). Do you know the length in cm of the inner part of the Aqua Marina Cascade? I could not find any information about it. I am 172cm (high or small :)), thus I don't know if I will need to bend my legs too much in order to fit in... Thanks for your information!

Great video and great explanation. I am about to buy it for vacation in the South of Spain in spring, but I am wondering what are the original packaging measures (before unpacking all the contents from the carton)? The reason why I am asking is that airlines do often not allow baggage with dimensions exceeding 160 cm (height, depth, width) or, alternatively, you have to check it as much more expensive bulky baggage. Do you know the package size? Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the video ☺️ keep up great work. Could I ask for fishing, would you go for a drift or this, stability, and comfort wise Thanks

I would say that The Wall from Starboard is leaning toward this area. Since I started paddling I keep asking why can’t a paddle board be made the same shape as the hard boards, the raised front and sunken deck, it just feels like they are missing something here. This boat/board looks fun but when I get in my board I want to stand up as much as possible and only go to knees if I really have to. Also just a note but in their advertising they have a guy supping on this and he isn’t standing on the floor but instead on the outside walls which means he is 8inches off the water, I’m not sure if this was intended but that doesn’t seem right.

I wish I had seen this product earlier, I completely missed this one, I bought a Bluefin Cruise 10.8, which don't get me wrong, I love, but I totally would have bought this instead. I have no interest in the standup boarding aspect, this does exactly what I use my Bluefin for and the price is not that different. These are even on direct from AM right now for half price with free shipping. There is for sure a market space for this if I'm in the customer survey pool 😄, older but very fit paddler, live in the city, have a small vehicle, nowhere to store a hard shell kayak but don't like any of the inflatable kayaks in my budget, this thing ticks all my boxes, and I'm sure it's got to be at least as good as my Bluefin to paddle, the Cruise is like paddling a war canoe dragging a 10 pound anchor behind it, she's a tad heavy in the water.

i think i like tis Cascade.. would like to see how it functions with single and dual Bluedrive S.. 😆🥳

Could you test the Tahe Sup-Yak ?

I was hoping to see you paddle with the seat inside the kayak... also, was the seat comfortable...and could knee-straps be added ? I would like to see (buy) a 17 foot Sprint version of this board. I was hoping since a couple of years that someone would make such boards. Good work Aquamarina :-)

А можно ли вдвоём на нем плыть , выдержит ?

Pretty neat honestly however only worth it if you are going to be utilising it's versatility. If you are only going to be paddle boarding then getting an actual SUP will always be better.

2' longer please. 13' is a nice all-around length for a kayak or SUP. At least make it a 12'6"!

Is it suitable for the sea with big waves?

Perception do a fantastic hybrid

Would it work to fit 2 people in it? Slim people :))) of course, not going over the max rated capacity

It would be easy for them to include a clip in foot brace.

Why o why do they always make these designs so wide? This makes any form of paddling very inefficient.

Take a pure SUP ... Money for nothing.