Okay, now we're going to talk about picking out a beginning surfboard. First thing, a misconception to a lot of people is, there's not really a true beginner surfboard. There's boards that we put beginners on because it's going to suit them better, but a lot of people think of a long board or, say, a fun board as a beginner surfboard. It's a good board to start out on, but don't think it's just a surfboard for a beginner. Many people who've surfed their whole lives still ride long boards and it's more of a style than, say, beginner's surfboard. But because of the volume, the amount of foam in 'em, it's a very good board to begin on. Very, very sturdy, most of 'em range from around 9 to 10 feet long, very wide and very thick. So you have a lot of foam, a lot of floatability, gives you a lot of stability to jump up, stand on, very easy to paddle into a wave. Fun board also is a good board. We'll put people on--a lot of people, if they want to ride a short board, eventually the first thing we put them on is a fund board. It's--has the volume, the length, width, thickness of a, say, not quite a long board but it's in between a long board and a short board, but it gives them that versatility. It's easier to get around, maneuverability, things like that. So it's a good way to start, they can learn their first step, so to say, and then work their way, progress towards a short board. So those are good beginner's boards but like I say, not necessarily a beginner's surfboard, more of just wanting to start somebody on.
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