Softlite Koolite Softboard The Softlite Koolite Softboard is a great Beginner and fun beach board. It’s a Softboard so makes getting started with your surfing easy and safe. Softboards surfboards have a soft upper. This soft upper won’t bump you hard like a fibreglass surfboard. It’s soft and easy to lie on to start your paddling. The Koolite surfboard is also very buoyant. This means it floats you in the water easily so you can catch lots of waves. Once on the wave you won’t sink but glide across the water getting long rides. The bottom of the board has a slick bottom like a bodyboard. This gives you speed and speed equates to fun. Softlite Surfboards has done a great job with the Koolite. Beginner Fun The shape of the Softlite Koolite Softboard is specifically designed for Beginner fun. It’s got a full rounded nose. This gives stability making it easy to get to your feet and stand. Toward the tail the board narrows so as you progress you can step back and turn the board into carving moves. Softlite Surfboards includes fins with the Koolite surfboard that are soft. This means you can ride this board in the flags and around swimmers without risk of harm. To help you get around with your Koolite, Softlite has added a carry handle so it’s easy to carry. The fins, while great for Beginners, are in a fin system called Bones and Shanks. So you can swap them out as you progress and you’ll get much better performance. The board has in internal stringer like a normal surfboard to give strength and good ride characteristics. It also gives strength and durability making your board long lasting.