Great shorts.  Super light-weight and are indeed are water resistant.  Pressure washed a deck in these and the water spray beaded right off.  String is a little weird, but easy to pull out.  Only complaint I have is the zipper pockets make it a little difficult to use.

Fit was true to measurements.  I wear a 33" and ordered same size.  Shorts hit right at the top of hte knee.  I'm 5'10 175lbs atheletic build.