I look cool sitting down.

Not so much as I wreck every third turn.

Actually after many years of boarding I took a professional lesson and highly recommend it.
My fabulous and oh so free spirited instructor dude showed me how to turn tight and steep so I didn't need to use the pray and inhale technique I had become accustomed to.
I love to be out, being physical, it's silent and magnificent and exhilarating.