I ended up getting hold of an S model quest 11'2 , it's the same as a normal Quest but has a white bottom instead of the blue graphic and it is a bit cheaper
going to give it a good run on the (extended) weekend.

Looks really good, take pics on the water as well.

have fun bigjim kawasaki.looks the goods good you got a good paddle too.

She paddles great and it's very stable , even when the wake boarding boats go flying by.

Its also very easy to stand up the back and spin it about.

only been to the river so far , but am very keen to find some where with little calm waves to give it a surf.

already started looking at more boards , maybe a glide 14 gtw

I can't believe what a difference a good paddle makes also.