Having been on solid boards over the past 15+ years, it had become a little less convenient to transport on holidays, so after trying out an inflatable, decided to change over.
After much research decided upon the Sandbanks Elite and Splash for my 10yr old son. One of the deciding factors was how few offered a 5 year warranty, good reviews and how they didn’t seen to need to resort to considerable discount compared to other brands.
We’ve recently returned from a fortnight in Cornwall where I’d paddled 40+ miles along the coast and estuaries around my homeland. The boards paddled with ease, very stable and please9d with the speed, completing a 4.3mile paddle in 1 hour. Sam even managed to achieve his record of 2 miles which he was really pleased with.
The end of the week, I decided to leave these 2 boards at our family home and have bought another 2 for us when we are home in the Peak District.

Considering I based my decision on Sandbanks Style based upon research and not trying their boards, I could not be more pleased about having made the right decision.

Thank you Sandbanks Style fir excellent product and impeccable service.

Purchased three off these for the family. They arrived promptly and well packed. Easy to set up and great care instructions. We feel great when we ride them. See other boards go by and feel you are on a quality product in comparison. Funnily, we were out as a family and a couple were walking on the river bank. I overheard them say, that they looked like high quality expensive boards compared to the others they had seen on the river. Have recommended to a friend and they brought one and loved it too.

I love my new board!
Main pro for me is that as someone with long term chronic illness and therefore I tore easily and don't have as much upper body strength, I have found I can easily get back onto this board, which makes me so much more confident in the water than with other boards I've tried.
Other pro's include a really comfortable surface so kneeling on it for extended periods is much easier!
Good manoeuvrability on the water! Light enough for me to carry out of the water whilst inflated, with a comfortable grip handle! Very sturdy with correct PSI!
Cons would be that I think the bag is rubbish comparative to other bags I've used/seen. It has a drawstring top, which doesn't feel secure enough to keep everything in place, I knew it didn't have wheels, but would have been better with. Having a zip that opens halfway would make this bag workable and much more intuitive.
I don't love the valve release as you need to give it a slight twist to lock it open, which is fiddly when you have all the air gushing out at you.
Other than those cons, the board is great, good craftsmanship and had no problems with the actual board. I appreciate being able to purchase a local brand rather than from a company that's just churning them out as it's popular at the moment.
Sandbanks seem to care about what they make.
Would really love a decent bag though as this one isn't really working for me.

Would recommend the company!

I was on the water within two hours of receiving my new board and am loving it. Have been out on the river (Thames) several times a week and have found my happy place. The board is stable but easy to manoeuvre, not too heavy to carry a fair distance and great value. I passed a chap sitting on his rather bendy board thinking how glad I was to have bought a Sandbanks board and not a beach toy. Hoping my husband will join me with a board of his own rather than us having to share, and it will be a Sandbanks board! Looking forward to trying it out on the sea soon - if the weather holds!

A bag with wheels would be good - I'm not very tall at 5'5" and quite slight so it's too long to carry comfortably; also I've found it a bit of a battle to get the rolled up board into the draw-string bag easily - I have seen better bags that you lie flat and zip around.

We bought two boards and were very pleased with the quality and stability, especially at this price point. It made it very competitive. We have used them several times so far and expect to do so for many years to come. The sales team were very helpful and gave plenty of good advice. Thank you.
I agree with the comment about the bag though. I found it huge to wear on my back. I'm average female height of 5ft 5in. The option of a bag with wheels would be helpful.