If it is cheae p buy it , I think ikt is one of the best river boats to use in the surf. Watch your edges eand you will have a great boat. If you spend a lot of time on the ocean try a surfkayak BIG differeance for the better I think. in PE there a few options (mega neutron valley storm riot boogie dragorossi squashtail ect) It will be more diffencult to find one of those second hand, but worth the efford