yes they can be fun and as kids we used to really have fun with them and the other person on it,, i remember 2 certain times of "hey lets give it a lil more throttle" and the person had their mask almost ripped of their face then the 2nd time of a lil more throttle than the 1st time, the person came up with his bathing suit around his ankles!! lol, umm yea a lil Too Much throttle!! they tried that with us but we were smart enough to Let go of the board! lol