choice of so many of the better paddlers I know. It's clearly a very fast ski and in the right hands it would be a lethal weapon. My short time in it has given me even greater respect for the crew that seems to paddle them so effortlessly. My son is in primary school and his sports teacher has told him that to become an expert in any sporting code you need to practice for 10,000 hours -- if this is the case, I've got about another 9,364 hours to go before I'll need to be considering taking the next step permanently into an elite level ski. Testing a Think Uno Max has absolutely reinforced that the best ski for me at my level of paddling is an Evo II. Given that in rough ocean conditions I still find it a handful, it is enough of a challenge at this stage to keep me coming back for more. And as many experienced campaigners have said, you'll always go faster in a ski that's upright. That being said, my glass Evo II is now for sale on Gear Trade -- if you follow my blog and Facebook pages, you'll know its full history, and it's priced accordingly. The next ski? A kevlar Think Evo II, of course.