I rode my entire first year on the broadcast and still ride it every once in a while. it is a real easy board to teach beginners on and I would not be afraid to recommend it to anyone starting out. seems that most keep it around to teach/train noobs on once you grow tired of it and want a faster board. there will always be either beginners or that lazy day when you just want to ride the wake and don't feel like carving up and down the face :)
although it will never spin like a skim, you can also remove a couple of fins to "loosen" it up a little...