Nautica Skipper Seascooter

Not very fast (not for an adult) but so much fun for the kids. We use it in the pool.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: My son absolutely loves this. He has had hours of fun playing in the pool with this. Great purchase.

I bought this as a surprise for my grandkids to take on our family beach vacation. They loved it! We only used it in the pool, but it should be fine in the ocean too. It floats well in fresh water, so will float even better in salt water. 5 of my 6 grandkids all rode it, including a grandson not quite 3 years old. His arms were not quite long enough, but he figured out how to sort of crawl up on top of it and away he went! When we got home we had it at the neighborhood pool and a whole bunch of kids wanted to try it. After about 30-40 minutes of non stop use, it did start to cut out a bit. I am 99.9% sure this was due to the battery overheating a bit from too much continuous use, because after a 10-15 minute test, it was fine.

I bought this product for my great granddaughters to use in the pool. They are good swimmers. I also bought another similar product Asiwo. The Asiwo is far better. It is faster, buoyant and easy to maneuver. The Skipper is heavier, not buoyant, not as fast and not as maneuverable. If you are using it in a pond or the ocean and it is dropped then say good by to it. If you tether to a child they are going to struggle to stay afloat when not under power by the skipper. Shame on me for not reading that it can't be returned It's July 26th and I'm adding to my review. I need to make a correction. This machine does float. Having made that correction doesn't make it any better. I bought 2 of another product. I have 5 grandchildren that use these scooters in my pool. No one wants to use the Nautica. While 2 of the kids are zipping around the pool on the other product the kid using the nautical is like having an anchor attached to it.

Kiddos love them