Jumping into the water with this board, shorts and rash vest
is like instant time travel !
I used to see the occasional (old) person using one but never paid any attention to them - however I realy paid attention to this type of board after an elderly lady in swimsit and flowered swimming hat outperformed an entire beach load of neoprene clad bodyboarders at Poly Joke Beach in Cornwall - She could pick up modest waves all the way to the beach that we only floundered in.
I have just returned from two weeks in Cornwall and this board kept me grinning through the rain !
Buy one !