I managed to get a quick paddle on the new 14' X 30" Naish Glide GS at the Outdoor retailer show demo in Utah last week.
Due to the interest shown in touring boards for the bigger guy I thought this board deserved it's own thread.
Due to land mid September and at $1899 there will be a lot of interest in this board as it is a totally new shape.
Awesome graphics!
I like that nose. This board looks more like the new Jav than the old Glide!
SUPER STABLE! At 14' X 30" X 8.20" and 314 Litres it will float those bigger guys chasing a performance board. It was very stable, but at 90kg it was hard for me to really assess this board in terms of performance.
The 14' x 26" Jav LE on the other hand was just right for my size!!!
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I managed to get a quick paddle on the new 14' X 30" Naish Glide GS at the Outdoor retailer show demo in Utah last week.
Due to the interest shown in touring boards for the bigger guy I thought this board deserved it's own thread.
Due to land mid September and at $1899 there will be a lot of interest in this board as it is a totally new shape.
Awesome graphics!
I like that nose. This board looks more like the new Jav than the old Glide!
SUPER STABLE! At 14' X 30" X 8.20" and 314 Litres it will float those bigger guys chasing a performance board. It was very stable, but at 90kg it was hard for me to really assess this board in terms of performance.
The 14' x 26" Jav LE on the other hand was just right for my size!!!
It's a boat! 
Well, it's a niche board perhaps: You'll have to be a big guy just to carry it. But it is no more niche IMO than the 26" wide Jav, and I think it's wonderful that Naish are taking care of the bigger guys and competing with eg. the 30" wide Fanatic Falcon. If I was a supersize guy (in the way that Kai Lenny is a nanosized one), I'd be looking very carefully at this. Or maybe you want something super-stable for eg fishing or rough water distance touring but want something you could also race rather than one of the wide all-round shapes. Makes sense to me, and I reckon it will sell well in some markets.
Think the only thing against it is the weight.
No matter how large you are 17kg + to carry about is a big ask !
Having bought a 2014 Glide GS i'd be interested in seeing just how this board fits into the market offering, i mean is there going to be that much difference performance/stability wise between the 29 and and the 30? Hope not at least for my wallets sake...
Quite a lot more volume (not to mention thickness!!!) for no increase in max. rider weight as well.
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Quite a lot more volume (not to mention thickness!!!) for no increase in max. rider weight as well.
I wouldn't put too much faith in Naish's published maximum rider weight. "Conservative" would be an understatement (on this, I speak from knowledge 
).
314L is gonna float just about anyone except maybe the very few unfortunate people in the world whose corpulence is so extreme that they can't walk unaided. It should support two average-sized men quite easily.
I think the manufacturers know that while there are a few people over the 250lb mark who are very athletic, most people above that are pretty unfit, and then it's not a matter of flotation but of stability. So I think they hedge their bets at those extremes because there are some people who are so overweight that pretty much no matter how big you made the board they still wouldn't cope with it.
I'm pretty interested in the 28' version of that board, has anyone tried it yet???
I currently own the 8'8 JP surf widebody and the 10'0 coreban icon in pure constraction and thinking of selling the icon and getting a board more touring and downwind oriented.
Haha, i now what you mean. Coreban has Core range (a little bit heavier but a lot stronger,i sould 've got that instead) and Pure with Pure being the light version (and the most fragile, i hate the fact that i must be super extra careful not to ding or scratch the board since i've found out that the top gel coat chips really easy - not a really good feeling.)
17kg.....are you kidding? Must be mad anyone who buys a board that weight....ridiculous! It might go well on the water but for me personally any board of that weight would be off my list straight away...no matter how fancy it looks. Carrying it, storing it, lifting it onto a car etc....not fun at all. I'm pretty strong but that weight would quickly demoralise me. Don't get me wrong....I like Naish....my 11 4 Nalu GT is a peach of a board and a fantastic design.....but a 17kg board....get real. A personal observation of course. But strength doesn't automatically go with size.....plenty big big guys have the size but will struggle with a 17 kg board.....unless you are driving near th shore and straight in
I've seen the 16kg figure on their site regarding the 14x28 and it does somehow troubles me to be honest.
Can't deside yet. One other option i'm considering is the coreban alpha 12'6 (a LOT lighter but i can't help but haveing second thoughts about the build quality on these boards).
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I've seen the 16kg figure on their site regarding the 14x28 and it does somehow troubles me to be honest.
Can't deside yet. One other option i'm considering is the coreban alpha 12'6 (a LOT lighter but i can't help but haveing second thoughts about the build quality on these boards).
I have a Jimmy Lewis M14.......14 x 28 wide. I also have an 8ft 8 JP widebody. I can tell you that the M14 is a very stable board....something about the hull shape and hard planing hull that makes it that way. I use it for anything on the sea when I need to do some distance....love it. Handles rough water really well. I don't think the board is the fastest when it comes to the flat but it is not slow.... but is a very versatile board. Picks up runners easy too. It is 13kg with the big stock fin. Worth considering depending on what you want to use it for.....it is an out and out downwinder but can be used for touring, flat water etc.
The 2014 Glide GS is 16kg and it's a bit if a brute to get onto the roof of the car even for me at 6'9" and i don't have to stretch up! Add in a decent quality board bag - in my case it's a Flying Objects - and there's another 6kgs to try and get on a roof rack. And then try doing it in a heavy wind!!!
But having said that, i love the more solid feel the heavier board has in the water - especially in rougher conditions.
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I've seen the 16kg figure on their site regarding the 14x28 and it does somehow troubles me to be honest.
Can't deside yet. One other option i'm considering is the coreban alpha 12'6 (a LOT lighter but i can't help but haveing second thoughts about the build quality on these boards).
I'd give the Alpha a miss if I were you. It's not as good as it should be at anything IMO.
Has anyone else had the chance to demo this board at the Naish demo days? Thoughts? As a bigger bloke (110kg and 6'2") it's looking like it might come down to this or the 14 x 29 Falcon.
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Has anyone else had the chance to demo this board at the Naish demo days? Thoughts? As a bigger bloke (110kg and 6'2") it's looking like it might come down to this or the 14 x 29 Falcon.
i would love to demo one, might get onto it eventually, i'm a bit bigger than you,so also interested
Maybe DJ can give us a clue about the differences in 2014 / 2015 mod (please keep in mind i'm 84kg and i'm interested in the 28version as i thing the 30inch would be too wide/corky)
Here the price reduction is not that big for the 2014 mod. but i can't help but wondering if the newer mod. is any better/lighter than the previous year.
Also, by checking around i found out that most brands 14 footers that are not carbon (and 800euro more) tend to be at around 15 - 17 kg area so my initial thoughts about the weight are somehow fadind now and unfortunately the Jimmy Lewis solution even though i really like it it's not an option here.
I hope this isn't a dumb question, but David John would consider buying one, i assume it would be a pretty good downwind board. Am i assuming correctly? I have an SIC F14, which i LOVE, but i want a second DW board for my son. We would use both boards for pretty much all around paddling, with a focus on trying to downwind more. I had planned to order a 2015 SIC F14, but this new Naish is pretty cool looking too.
Thoughts?
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I hope this isn't a dumb question, but David John would consider buying one, i assume it would be a pretty good downwind board. Am i assuming correctly? I have an SIC F14, which i LOVE, but i want a second DW board for my son. We would use both boards for pretty much all around paddling, with a focus on trying to downwind more. I had planned to order a 2015 SIC F14, but this new Naish is pretty cool looking too.
Thoughts?
DJ would consider buying one because it is yellow Only pulling your leg Mr John.
Old topic I know but thought I would post up some pics of my 2015 14x29 Glide. Great all round board nice for down winding.
Really its a completely different board to the 14x30.
Very nice. How does it compare to the 2014 14x29 Glide? It looks similar, perhaps?
And how heavy is it?
Is it actually 29" wide? It seems these days that a manufacturers claim of 29" wide could easily mean anything from 28.5 to 29.5" wide.
I think the only difference between the 2014 and 2015 is the graphics. I havnt done the side by side thing so I may be wrong there.
It weighs in at 16 kg but with the deep carry handle I find it easy enough to move around.
I put the tape across it and it's 28 1/2" wide. Solid,stable and durable pretty much sums it up.
Thanks very much. It seems like the 2014 Glide 14 was very successful, so I'm glad if they have continued it. It seems silly for brands to remove from their range boards that are tried and tested after only one year. I just wish that they still made them in GX construction. Last year all the GX Glides sold out in Europe pretty quickly. In many places in Europe there is a very large tidal reach, so you often have a long walk to the sea at low tide. Where I live this walk can be up to half a mile, and there are other UK spots with larger tidal reaches. Over half a mile is a long way to lug a 16kg board, especially in the wind after a tiring DWer. Hopefully next year Naish will present a lighter version of the board that is still stiff and reasonably tough without being the crazy prices of the current top Javelins. I'd buy one...I tried to buy a GX last year but you needed to "be connected" to land one.
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Thanks very much. It seems like the 2014 Glide 14 was very successful, so I'm glad if they have continued it. It seems silly for brands to remove from their range boards that are tried and tested after only one year. I just wish that they still made them in GX construction. Last year all the GX Glides sold out in Europe pretty quickly. In many places in Europe there is a very large tidal reach, so you often have a long walk to the sea at low tide. Where I live this walk can be up to half a mile, and there are other UK spots with larger tidal reaches. Over half a mile is a long way to lug a 16kg board, especially in the wind after a tiring DWer. Hopefully next year Naish will present a lighter version of the board that is still stiff and reasonably tough without being the crazy prices of the current top Javelins. I'd buy one...I tried to buy a GX last year but you needed to "be connected" to land one.
I agree.. Don't know if it's true or not but I heard that in the future [2016 on] there will only be GX and LE constructions.
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Old topic I know but thought I would post up some pics of my 2015 14x29 Glide. Great all round board nice for down winding.
Really its a completely different board to the 14x30.
how do you find the 14x29 on flat water?
Also, in what way do you find this board different to the 14x30?
have you tried both to have a comparison between the two?
I'm interested to know the difference between the two as I have been looking at the 14x29, but like the larger size of the 30" board.
mainly would like to know how either go on flat water for speed and glide.
Do you think you'd get better trim on that board if you stood a little further forward?
I have paddled both the 29" and 30". The 29" has more rocker less volume nice for down winding less so for flat water.
I weigh in just under 90kg and found the 30" way more board than I needed. I didnt like the recessed deck but did feel it had better flat water
qualities than the 29" (less rocker and a cutting nose)
If your a bigger bloke on flat water or choppy stuff go for the 30", If you enjoy downwinding and choppy stuff go the 29"
But this is just my opinion. Either board your getting great value for your money.
