New Naish.

[pdxmike]

As hardcore as Naish is being about 14' being the max for elite racers in races they sponsor, I doubt we'll be seeing anything longer from them.

When Chuck Patterson and the Naish rep were here at gorgebob's demo day, I asked them if Naish would ever make a flatwater unlimited, and the answer was they doubted it because there's just not much of a market.  Can't remember if just one or both of them said that.  Chuck P. did say the old Naish 17' does surprisingly well on flatwater.  So I'd love to see the Starboard 17' do well, and maybe get Naish back into doing an UL board. 


One thing--it was only about 3 or 4 years ago that I was up in Seattle picking up a used 14' Glide at Urban Surf, and I happened to be there at the start of the Naish weekly Lake Union race series.  The max. length allowed--set by Naish--in the race was 12-6.  I just saw the results from the same series for this year.  There were a couple dozen guys in the 14' category (now legal) and only 3 on 12-6--a total reversal from none on 14' only a short time ago.  There was even one woman on a 14'.  So things can change.

[pdxmike]

I just noticed the Naish website updated to show the new models.  Looks like they aren't making the Javelin skinnier than 26" for the new models. 

http://www.naishsurfing.com/products/boards/

Anyone seen the current pricing?

Why do people think they're not making narrower Javelins anymore?  Plus introducing the new extra-wide Javelin?  Looks like a repeat of the widening of the Glide last year, and getting rid of the 27" Glide that was popular (the board, not the getting rid of it). 

[JF808]

Not sure if this is 2014 production or a prototype, but it looks pretty rad.

Curretn 2015 Model

[DavidJohn]

The new 10' Nalu sounds AMAZING.. 

[DavidJohn]

There's something else that's comings soon from Naish that I just heard about.. 

I'm busting to share and post pics but have to wait a week or two.. It's very exciting.. 

[southwesterly]

There's something else that's comings soon from Naish that I just heard about.. 

I'm busting to share and post pics but have to wait a week or two.. It's very exciting.. 

A new and different shade of yellow?

[PonoBill]

It's so rare that I'm actually right about something that I want to savor this. I said a few years ago that the 14' and 12'6" nonsense in racing would kill development of anything longer and we'd be stuck in a slow race where only skinny kids under twenty could be competitive. welcome to 2014, where the only thing even remotely interesting is SIC downwind boards and all the rest of the stuff is plain vanilla. Stupid, really stupid. and the manufacturers have no one to blame but themselves. Especially Naish. You get your wish, you don't have to make bigger boards. Welcome to mediocrity.

Now watch the Chinese eat you up because they can make the same silly formula, only moreso, and can do it cheaper. Downhill from here.

[gorgebob]

The Naish bigger trend is interesting since they just came from too skinny 2 years ago.
I hope they come up with something sweet and at a real value.
 I have butted heads with the company but I respect them and I want to continue to support Naish.

[pdxmike]

If they were too skinny, then too wide, maybe this time they'll be just right. 


If people can speculate wrongly enough, and a few others follow up on PonoBill's bringing board lengths and the Chinese into this, DJ should snap and reveal what he knows within a couple days. 


Personally, I believe southwesterly may be right with the new yellow.  Or...a new aluminum board???

[PonoBill]

Seriously, what is anyone going to do that anyone cares about? Half inch wider, half inch narrower. they've stuffed themselves into a design box that offers no innovation and nothing, zip, nada, nothing for anyone that weighs more than 190. Sad and silly. No one learned anything from what happened to windsurfing, where everything collapsed to a tiny set of specs that only fit a specific set of conditions. Right board, mast, booms and sail. oops, the wind dropped while I was rigging, now I need a little bigger board, mast, booms and sail--oh, it's back up...

[pdxmike]

It would be great if it were a new flatwater unlimited board.  But even then, the chances of it being anything in the 15' to 16.5' range--which as you (PB) have pointed out could be an ideal length for many people based on performance (vs. rules)--are probably smaller than it being an aluminum board. 


If it is a 15' downwind board, I doubt DJ would be able to stay quiet. 

[DavidJohn]

If it is a 15' downwind board, I doubt DJ would be able to stay quiet.
 

You're right about that.. Sadly it's not about bigger DW boards.. If it was I'd spill the beans for sure.. 

A 15' version of the original Glide would be awesome... This is something completely different.. 

[pdxmike]

There's something else that's comings soon from Naish that I just heard about.. 

I'm busting to share and post pics but have to wait a week or two.. It's very exciting.. 

OK, it's been about 3 weeks, approximately...

[Muskoka SUP]

You'd think it would be easy for him to spill the beans, being upside down in Oz and all... 

[paddlejones]

guessing... GL Designed SUP?