How does this boat handle in waves

Fine, very fast, very stable, rides on top of them and just skips along. High winds are a issue at high speeds if you catch one underneath the hull it will go airborne! Can be a blast but it can be dangerous for young folks who are not heavy enough to keep it from flipping over.

How is the freeboard?... Does it take wakes and waves good or is it a wet ride and lets water in the boat? Also can you stand up and cast/fish?

Basically it rides on top of the water and skips across the tops depending on how fast you are going. I use it as my dingy for my cruising yacht. So I am using it in the ocean with some pretty large waves. It’s much more stable than my previous dingy which had a higher freeboard. It has a very low freeboard, it can be a wet ride going fast in rough water, if you slow down it is a dry ride. I like the low freeboard and the open bow which makes boarding easy at the dingy dock and at the beach. I have a 3 yr old son and I basically bought it for this reason as it is much safer for him and the benches are lower so his feet are on the floor instead of dangling. When we were in rough water he would bounce off the seat and land on the floor because he couldn’t stabilize himself on my previous dingy. It’s great for small pets too. The floor is a separate inflatable section that can be removed and used to float on like a platform, great for the beach and for soaking up some rays. It is fairly stable when in the dingy as long as you are 200lbs or less and it is fully inflated. Otherwise it can be a bit spungy. It is not what I would call a great fishing boat, I would think that you would want something with a rigid floor if you are standing up in it casting. Also losing a hook or other small sharp objects can end up between the floor and the tubes which would poke a hole in it. I was working on my Yacht and dropped a screw driver and didn’t realize it until it wore a hole in the tube which was not in a good location to get a patch on it. Overall I am very pleased with the performance, it’s twice as fast as my previous dingy with a 9.9hp 4 stroker it will run along at over 25mph with me and my son onboard which makes getting around exploring much more fun. About the only draw back from my experience is catching a wave at high speed and then getting wind under the hull, will cause it to go airborne like a small plane. In a high enough wind it can flip over if you had someone small like a kid in it alone and was headed directly into the wind, which could be very dangerous.

Size	11 ft
Color	Blue
Brand	BRIS
Material	1100 denier 0.9mm PVC
Product Dimensions	132"L x 72"W
Item Weight	48 Kilograms
Age Range (Description)	Adult
Manufacturer	benflyworld
Weight Limit	1.2E+3 Pounds
Personal Flotation Device Type	Life Jacket
Item Package Dimensions L x W x H	53.15 x 25.59 x 12.99 inches
Package Weight	130 Pounds
Item Dimensions LxWxH	132 x 72 x 0.04 inches
Brand Name	BRIS

BRIS 11 ft Inflatable Catamaran Inflatable Boat Inflatable Dinghy Mini Cat Boat Blue

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