Paul.. fanatic is in your blood the red thumbs are just reminding you yellow isn't you. Haha

You mean the big 3 who have sponsored this site well before SUP existed? I could care less but this was a Naish topic and had nothing to do with any other brand besides a reverse bow?

If you want a topic on how good sometime else is start a topic and pimp away I could care less!!

LOL, I've missed the forums.

The Naish Javelin for 2015 (as with all their boards) is development from the ground up and more a progression from previous Javelins and Glides. Reverse bows have been in boating for decades, possibly even a centuries and are still used in some of the worlds fastest sailing vessels today. As a design to reduce pitching of the hull as it passes through waves/chop through a lesser ratio of volume as more hull goes into the water whilst keeping a long waterline & more constant speed (as pitching generally means slowing of hull speed).

Anyway, I am keen to hear peoples thoughts once they actually get on the board, we are stoked with it, and have experienced the performance lift from the 2014 Javelin (which is an amazingly fast board already). The first boards should be on the water Mid July, and in the hands of some reputable racers not aligned with any brand.

Ride safe,

JB

Hi JB, how different is the 2015 Jav LE 14' x 28" in comparison to the 2014 GX Glide?

Hey Maxeeboy,

It's a pretty hard one to be exact as they are very different boards. But the Jav is designed to be much faster on the flat water, where the Glide has a lot of open ocean and touring application in it's design. Now, saying that, the new Jav 14 x 28 is amazing in the open ocean and considerably faster than the Glide and not really any less stable. I think the GX version is going to be a great upgrade for many Glide paddlers who wish to progress up. This year's Javelin is so many boards in one (I know it sounds too good to be true), by taking aspects of the previous boards into one design to achieve that which is most important on a pro level racing board. In saying that for general touring and cruising the Glide range is still the intended choice, but if you're after a bit more, than Javelin is your baby. On the 28" boards the benefit of not having to move back so often is a real plus for bigger riders.

I am sure you are going to see heaps of reviews up very soon from hands on demo's.

Hope this helps a little.

Ride safe,

JB

JB said...
Hey Maxeeboy,

It's a pretty hard one to be exact as they are very different boards. But the Jav is designed to be much faster on the flat water, where the Glide has a lot of open ocean and touring application in it's design. Now, saying that, the new Jav 14 x 28 is amazing in the open ocean and considerably faster than the Glide and not really any less stable. I think the GX version is going to be a great upgrade for many Glide paddlers who wish to progress up. This year's Javelin is so many boards in one (I know it sounds too good to be true), by taking aspects of the previous boards into one design to achieve that which is most important on a pro level racing board. In saying that for general touring and cruising the Glide range is still the intended choice, but if you're after a bit more, than Javelin is your baby. On the 28" boards the benefit of not having to move back so often is a real plus for bigger riders.

I am sure you are going to see heaps of reviews up very soon from hands on demo's.

Hope this helps a little.

Ride safe,

JB

Do you own a shop that sells naish? Or do you work for naish? Or is this all.a independent assessment of what you have ridden? I am.simple so.please.don't raise your voice at me if I have offended you

Last time I saw JB he was sitting on the floating platform at Merimbula with a swag of Coronas.
He may also be a product testing vehicle for Corona...