2014 Naish's ?

Actually, this year the bags are only included with GX & LE boards. All GS & GT boards don't come with bags included in the price. You can have one for i believ $50 at time of the board purchase or pay $100 later on.

I thought they marketed the bags as being "eco-friendly" as they claim it reduces the amount of packaging required to ship them by X%. By saying this Naish are effectively saying that the bags are "packaging" not a full blown board bag... a neat little ploy on their part.
I use my bag all the time - keeps the board clean and cool, but I wouldn't rely on it to protect against damage.

2014 naish's from m2o

I wonder who shaped the new Mana.

DJ

Welcome 2014, you gotta love this time of year. Exciting with all the new product to look at. I'll try get a few answers for the above.

- Board bags. Naish did implement an ECO-Bag on their boards some years ago. The packaging on your boards is included in the price some where way down the line that no one really sees. Naish looked at the amount of waste product produced and made a more sustainable alternative, a board bag that you could use and help keep your board a little better protected for general used (i.e. in the can, ion the roof...). Now Naish did this with no cost passed onto the consumer, the extra cost to do this was absorbed by Naish. unfortunately due to circumstances round the globe times are a bit tougher and to continue to stay price effective, the decision was made to remove the bag, but add it in at a cost price for added value if the customer wanted. Another fact was when a Naish board was on the rack next to and ABC brand board, the extra value of the board bag was not looked at until after the customer had decided which board to purchase, so the shelf value was not there in majority of cases (I know in some cases it may have been). The new board bags that you can opt to purchase with your Naish 2014 board is of higher quality, more handles and a shoulder strap.

- The New Hokua LE. These boards are a step ahead in construction than anything else on the production market. Built to lead the progression in SUP surf riding, the New Naish Hokua LE range are a full 100% 3k Prepreg Carbon bottom laminated onto the foam in a similar fashion to a top end performance surfboard, while the deck is a 100% Carbon-Kevlar composite for extra strength and durability. These boards are extremely light, and sometimes this does come with a weigh off. Any SUP-Surfer can break a board, any board, bail out in front of a huge closeout without thinking about your board and damage is potentially a consequence. But ridden correctly by suited riders, the Naish Hokua LE will deliver all the durability needed at a mind blowing performance (just like in Surfing). Team riders Beau Nixon, Kai Lenny, Koby Kerbox and many others have been riding these boards for nearly 2 months now at Sunset, Ho'okipa, Teahupoo and many other heavy breaks with no issues on durability. Naish has also gone the extra step in finish with these boards. Naish achieves the weight by not following carbon board product of standard, bogging, sanding, painting then sanding again to get the brushed carbon finish that everyone seems to relate with light weight. Naish has tinted the resign in the pre-preg which means no painting, pre-preg gives an exact right ratio of resign to cloth meaning the boards come out on weight with little to no real finishing required. A little gloss on the rails and some decals and she's ready to go at sub 6.5kgs in some sizes.

- Shaping and designing. Kai and Michi working close in hand with legend shapers Randy and Rick Naish develop and design the range. The New MANA range had been refined to deliver a true surfing feel while keeping the ease and stability renowned to the MANA. Pulling in the nose and tail outlines and reducing some volume in the nose and tail along side lowering and sharpening/refining the rail profile have produces a surfing machine. normally this would come at the cost of stability, which Naish have counteracted by increasing the width by 1" on the 10' & 9'5".

I hope this helps a bit with the questions. I've tried to not pout any personal opinion into the rides of the boards (hard when the boards absolutely rip!). But for a one line IMO, the Hokua LE's are looser, faster, lighter and deliver more speed into and more importantly out of turns, for once actually achieving a true surfing feel from the pit to the lip, while the Mana have produced a board that will excite you even in good walling surf, and also entering a fun 8'5" size that I personally am riding about 50% of the time, the Glide 14' is amazing especially for someone my size, i am faster and have way more fun on this board.

Enjoy looking at and demoing the new Naish 2014 SUP range, you will be excited.

Kind regards,

JB

Hi Leroy13,

All the new product information should be up on the websites either today or tomorrow as official release is August 1st (USA) so today. The Mana rage comes in GS & GT construction which you have seen in the range for some years now.

The 8'5" Mana is awesome, comes only in GT construction at this point. 8'5" x 30.5" x 4.5" (132ltr), surfs amazing.

Anyway it will all be easy soon, with content being updated and released as we speak online.

JB

BTW, to those that have not met me, I'm about 6'2" x 92-95kgs.

JB

Hi JB, you've been incredibly helpful, but 107 liters??? I drink more in a session if I'm feeling thirsty. I believe I'm a competent surfer who has odd days and waves where I surf beyond my ability (to my ability?). I'm 56 and until I've recovered from my imminent hip replacement I won't know what the limit of my abilities is. I have been known to hit the lip vertically, do floaters etc. I'm always trying to turn which means I tend to catch rails and fall off a fair bit, but have been told when I put it altotgether I sometimes look alright for a FOB. I want a smaller board so that I can cutback on my forehand more proficiently and get closer to the face/wall when trying to hide under the all to rare lips down here in Vic. In saying all that I am still a weekend warrior who sneaks in surfs during daylight saving and uses sickies judiciously through out a year. I also get school holidays which means I get down the coast more than most punters but not quite as much as someone that lives on the coast. The 8'5" Mana will have stability, be smaller and more manouverable. The Hokua at 107 liters would ( I think) turn me into more of a circus sideshow than I am now. I'll try it but doubt I'll be able to stand up on it at that litreage. Thanks again for all your help

Hey Leroy,

I don't want to start riddles and confuse people, but sometime litreage (not sure spelling) doesn't = stability, volume distribution plays a huge part on how a board feels in the water, and just to confuse the matter more, you will have people you like longitudinal stability and some that like width stability more, some who prefer to be on top of the water, and some that are comfortable under the water. If I told you that I can paddle with a reasonable amount of ease/ability (considering) the 8'0" Hokua LE @ 80 ltrs at my weight of 92ish (on a good day), you'd think I was tripping, but it is possible (not good and I'd hate to do it in anything but perfect conditions). Get out there and try it, It may or may not be your cup of tea.

JB

Colas,

Looks like your held up a bit on numbers, not a bad thing and often a good place to start. I try to use experience and experimentation more to fine tune than a plus 10, pls 20 approx. The numbers are good to give you an idea for sure, and use it as a starting point, but nothing beats trying something for your self. I have first hand found boards more stable than other where the volumes and widths would suggest otherwise. Demo, demo, demo where available, don;t get too hung up on numbers.

Enjoy,

JB