Lets hope it doesn't take as long to get to you as our new Glides.

Iknow they have had issues but I want mine.

ET.

Any idea on prices?

Windgenuity said..

Hard to imagine the 9'1 accommodating such a heavy rider .....is only 150 litres.....but 5 inches thick I see

Craig66 said..

109kg max, looks like i am being decimated against and im not allowed to enjoy the fun of naish

The 9"1 looks perfect for 109kg Craig ...although they all looks sweet...

There is big and then there is BIG. I am the latter. I am working on a 9' 6" board but want about 170 odd litres of volume. For me I am thinking of more of a fish type board but set ill with a fair amount of rocker (Rear at 4" and Nose of 7")

I am also interested in the convex nose section to assist paddling.

Thoughts anyone?

GizzieNZ said..

I don't know why they are compelled to do the "go shorter" thing for bigger riders

They are just feeding our ego's .

Looks like they trying to compete against the new shaped fanatic allwaves.

scott mckerc said..

don't wanna be a knob but star have been going at it for a while (wide)
particularly fond of the latest incarnation:)

Yeah Fanatic have also had wider boards for a while now, seems Naish are a little late to the party.

scott mckerc said..

don't wanna be a knob but star have been going at it for a while (wide)
particularly fond of the latest incarnation:)

I was gonna say the same thing Scotty but you beat me to it

Length: Width: Thickness: Tail Width: Volume:
7'8" 32" 4.1" 19.0" 120 L
8'2" 32" 3.6" 20.2" 123 L
8'10" 32" 4.1" 18.2" 143 L
9'5" 32" 4.4" 18.4" 153 L

LordRumpunc said..

There is big and then there is BIG. I am the latter. I am working on a 9' 6" board but want about 170 odd litres of volume. For me I am thinking of more of a fish type board but set ill with a fair amount of rocker (Rear at 4" and Nose of 7")

I am also interested in the convex nose section to assist paddling.

Thoughts anyone?

That sounds like a good combination, maybe 32" wide, 170L is ideal for me at 100kg, I think the new Naish Hokua might be a bit stumpy ie. short in length

I surf a starboard widepoint 10'5"x32" around 170L, has concave nose, its perfect for me in the surf for all round stability and manoeuvrability.

What 3D software is that looks sweet?

Adoy said..

LordRumpunc said..

There is big and then there is BIG. I am the latter. I am working on a 9' 6" board but want about 170 odd litres of volume. For me I am thinking of more of a fish type board but set ill with a fair amount of rocker (Rear at 4" and Nose of 7")

I am also interested in the convex nose section to assist paddling.

Thoughts anyone?

That sounds like a good combination, maybe 32" wide, 170L is ideal for me at 100kg, I think the new Naish Hokua might be a bit stumpy ie. short in length

I surf a starboard widepoint 10'5"x32" around 170L, has concave nose, its perfect for me in the surf for all round stability and manoeuvrability.

What 3D software is that looks sweet?

I am over 100kg and will max the width out at 33".

The software is called Aku Shaper. www.akushaper.com. What is interesting by playing with this software is to see what you can do and how it changes volume and volume distribution. I am coming from a 10' 9" custom and was happy to see that I could reduce the length by 18" without much loss of volume. It does mean a much wider tail but that seems to be a trend now (SimSUP etc).

I want to support local board shapers and manufacturers. You get the board you want and the price is a bit more but I think it is worth it.

Using this software is cool. The software is for a board shaping machine. For me, I design the board I think I want, send it to the local guy who has the AKU shaper machine (and who is also a pretty good shaper) and he looks over it and makes changes to improve the board.

I have lined up a mate who builds yachts to laminate the board with the plan to make the skins stronger for the same comparable weight of a traditional lay-up. The volume of a SUP is much higher than surfboards so the construction methods have a greater impact on the finished product.

I will make this a Quad fin setup with futures boxes. I tried 2+1 with my current board but love the Quad. My theory is that MY boards are so wide compared with a shortboard at the fins that you cannot directly correlate fin behaviour with shortboards. Large PSH fins are on the shelf waiting for the new board. At over 100 kg, nothing beats solid fibreglass fins.

I have the snow-camo sheet of deck pad that I sourced from Hydroturf in the US.

My biggest hassle at the moment is finding suitable foam. I would love to use XPS foam but finding a blank the right size is difficult.

I hope to have this project turn into reality in the new year.

Leroy13 said..

Support Aussie made get a custom. Thanks TSJ. DTM, Stonker etc. All brilliant and very competitively priced.

I'd love to get my hands on a TSJ or DTM - and with 2 customs in the shed, a 'Stonker' 9'8"x29" & a 'Surfshapes' 8'8"x30" (on loan), I agree wholeheartedly with you. Although I'm sure that the local shapers have done very well from the amount of promotion of SUP that is done 99% by the major brands.

Many of us start with 'cookie-cutter' boards, find out what we want from a board, then go the custom option. I still have my first major-brand board also and ride it often.

The Naish's look good - might have to make the trip to Melb for a demo.

Was wondering how they cope with a bigger suckier wave :)

Lots of different opinions about these boards DJ......hope your anticipated vid is going to show you riding it in some exciting waves rather than the usually featured large ripples lol