Hi,

I'm used to surfing a 9'4 epoxy longboard and now that I have kids, thought a SUP would be awesome on the lakes to take our toddlers around. Tried a friend's sunjam and loved it (although i did have to concentrate on the 10', 30" wide board. The 33" wide version was a piece of cake, kid and all, but I figure it would be a bit challenging in the surf.

I'm after a board that I can paddle the kids on flat water for fun, and then once they grow out of that I can have a new toy to use in small surf (2 foot max).

A shop recommended the bic, but I'm worried the pvc board will feel like a boat or kayak? Any thoughts on this?
I found a 2nd hand oxbow 11' board at a great price but can't try it out first. Anyone have some feedback on that?
Lastly, should I just save the $$$ and try to get msyelf a sunjam pacakge?

I'm 5'7 and 80kg. The kids are about 18kg

Any advice is greatly appreciated.