About the reviewer I'm an intermediate paddler who's been paddling for around four years. I starting getting into paddling through MUCK, our university kayak club in Maynooth, Ireland. For the first few years I paddled everything from Invaders to Whippits, basically all the old battered club boats. Searching for my first boat was tough due to my height and poor student finances so when I found a second hand Ace I was well pleased. Review environment The main spots I've paddled the Ace were The Sluice on the river Liffey in Lucan, Co. Dublin, The Annamoe on the Avonmore in Wicklow and surfing spots like Bundoran, Westport, Lahinch and Castlegregory Review The Ace is at home on surf. It's very fast, predicable and carves like a dream. It's longer length and planing hull allows it to catch and stay on waves that shorter playboats cannot. As a playboat it's very slicey back and front means that carwheeling is pretty easy but it's weight really holds back attempts to throw air moves. ...