The first thing I noticed when taking the Lowrider out of the storage bag (which is much nicer than Bote’s older bags, more on that below) was the massive rear fin. It’s much longer than the detachable fin on the Breeze Aero, and by far the deepest fin I’ve seen on a paddleboard. A sailor friend of mine quipped, “That paddleboard has a draft.”
That deep fin makes the Lowrider track straighter, which means you aren’t constantly veering and correcting course as you paddle. Relative to the Breeze Aero and other boards I’ve used, there is far less side-to-side movement when paddling. The larger surface area of the fin also makes the board a bit more stable in rough water, especially when combined with the width of this board.
I’ve long wanted to do some multiday paddleboarding trips, and I’ve gone so far as to load up about three-quarters of my gear, only to decide it just wasn’t going to…
