When it comes to beating your friends across the lake, you’re going to want to slip into your American flag boardies, strap on your knievel helmet, and saddle up your POP Paddleboards Americana Stand-Up Paddleboard. With a hydrodynamic shape that leaves a little more than a stripe of red, white, and blue across the lake, the Americana cruises across open waters thanks to its low rocker profile, squashed tail, and single fin setup that keeps you on track to crush the competition.

POP built the Americana with its Nature Tech vacuum packed construction, which consists of a high-density EPS foam core, layers of fiberglass, and a bamboo veneer that is then placed in a plastic sleeve and vacuum packed to eliminate air between the sandwiched layers. This construction process leaves the board relatively light (just 29lb) and durable enough to handle the occasional scuffle with rocky coasts, the long commute to the lake, and your speed-hungry paddling style of course.