9/2/14 Update from Kawika
Hello Wayne,
I wanted to give you an update on the Panacea XXL.......FUN, FUN, FUN!!! I have to say size wise, the board is a beast. Carrying it in hand, with it's massive width and over 3 inches of thickness, there is definitely a lot of heft there, but once I got the board in the water all my concerns quickly diminished.
Many surfboard shapers out there like to use the marketing term "paddles like a longboard, but rides like a shortboard", which I have previously bought into with disappointing results. I can wholeheartedly say the Panacea XXL delivers on that marketing phrase. For a 7' board, it easily paddles as well, if not better as some 9'+ longboards I have, yet at it's length, retains enough looseness that it's just a blast to ride.
I wanted to give you an update on the Panacea XXL.......FUN, FUN, FUN!!! I have to say size wise, the board is a beast. Carrying it in hand, with it's massive width and over 3 inches of thickness, there is definitely a lot of heft there, but once I got the board in the water all my concerns quickly diminished.
Many surfboard shapers out there like to use the marketing term "paddles like a longboard, but rides like a shortboard", which I have previously bought into with disappointing results. I can wholeheartedly say the Panacea XXL delivers on that marketing phrase. For a 7' board, it easily paddles as well, if not better as some 9'+ longboards I have, yet at it's length, retains enough looseness that it's just a blast to ride.
It's been years since I have ridden a twin keel and I completely
forgot how fun they are to ride. The board just flat out flies. It can
zip down the line so quick, it clears sections I would normally not
make on other boards.
You really have created something magical here. I feel special to own
one of only a few ever shaped, but I have to say.....everyone needs one
of these in their quiver. It makes small days fun and bigger days even
better. 
