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...