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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Why is Naish so un-mentioned on this forum

« on: March 15, 2022, 12:29:48 PM »

I’m rapt about Austin joining Naish and it will be very interesting to see if he has any influence on the development of the Naish gear..

I struggled with the early Thrust foils but once the new Jet range evolved I’ve seen a continual improvement and I’m loving the current stuff..

The new Matador LT wings are awesome.. Here’s a resent vid from my local beach..

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Why is Naish so un-mentioned on this forum

« on: February 26, 2022, 11:30:43 AM »

My friend Rob has the new LE (limited edition) Naish Hover shown at the beginning of this vid from yesterday at Dromana beach.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Why is Naish so un-mentioned on this forum

« on: February 25, 2022, 03:04:16 AM »

Thanks.. I’m also 65 and I’m also loving my big 125L Naish Hover..
I struggle with kneeling starts (my knees say no) and like the extra stability of a bigger board.. For me it’s more about fun and ease and try to avoid the frustration and difficult part of learning to foil.. Naish have new shapes coming with their winging boards so I might be tempted to go slightly smaller next time.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Why is Naish so un-mentioned on this forum

« on: February 23, 2022, 12:56:16 PM »

Last week at Sandy Point (Oz) using my new 6m Matador LT in very light wind (5-10 knots)

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SUP General / Re: Kailoa paddle cut down

« on: February 15, 2022, 04:20:04 AM »

Can you remove the blade and shorten it from the blade end?  Then you wouldn't have to worry about the taper.

No..Not an option.

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SUP General / Re: Kailoa paddle cut down

« on: February 13, 2022, 12:59:51 PM »

You could do it.. easy.

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SUP General / Re: Kailoa paddle cut down

« on: February 12, 2022, 12:35:22 PM »

I’ve done it a few times with that type of paddle.. Just cut it first.. Then try and remove the short piece of shaft from the handle without destroying the handle (sometimes boiling it to soften the epoxy helps) and you may need to make the hole in the handle slightly bigger due to the slight taper on the shaft and then glue the handle back on using an epoxy glue.. I use the 5 min type but just make sure the handle is facing the right way with the curve into your palm and straight side against your fingers.. You can make sure it’s 100% straight but placing it on a flat surface before the glue sets.. You may be able to contact Kialoa or a Kialoa dealer and buy a replacement handle but they have not used that type for many years now.. Good luck with it.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Why is Naish so un-mentioned on this forum

« on: January 24, 2022, 09:11:35 PM »

My first session on my new 4m Matador LT at my new local beach..

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Futuristic foiling.

« on: December 09, 2021, 04:34:35 AM »

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Why is Naish so un-mentioned on this forum

« on: December 06, 2021, 05:44:20 PM »

Naish initially wanted to make wings with a huge wind range so only one or two wings are needed.. But as people wanted more and more power the wind range becomes less and less.. The new V4 Wingsurfers will have so many sizes in half meter increments (eg 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5 etc) and they will be even more power than the current Matador.. Exciting time for Naish.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Why is Naish so un-mentioned on this forum

« on: December 06, 2021, 04:34:59 PM »

Yesterday in my neck of the woods..

It’s summer here.. 

Hover 125.. 5m Matador and HA1400 foil.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Why is Naish so un-mentioned on this forum

« on: December 04, 2021, 02:28:34 PM »

I agree.. There doesn’t seem to be much interest or discussion about Naish here and I don’t know why.. If there was maybe I would post more.

I think Naish started as a very much entry level foiling brand and took a few year to evolve into a brand leader (or one of) but I think their early reputation has stuck with some people.. I sometimes hear comments like I used to use Naish but my new gear is so much better but you are comparing apples with oranges.

I love the brand and I have seen their foil gear continuously improving.. Robby is a huge winging and foiling fan and their latest offerings are a result of his enthusiasm to the sport.. He wants the Naish products to be up their with the best without being too hi tech or expensive with fun being more important than race winning after seeing how windsurfing became too technical and expensive for most people.

I’ve heard there’s some great new foiling gear coming from Naish and I can’t wait to see it..  There’s lots of happy Naish wing-foiling people down here in Oz.

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Gear Talk / Re: Race board on the roof

« on: November 15, 2021, 12:23:51 PM »

Just get a roof rack and throw it on.. Easy and no problem at all.. Also concider getting some of those Velcro roof rack pads to protect the board and quality straps (not the ratchet type).

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Finally.. out of lockdown down under.. vid.

« on: October 22, 2021, 06:12:10 AM »

After 18 months of being locked up here in Melbourne (Oz) we are now free.

Yesterday I had a nice session at Green Point and although the water was brown from recent rain it was warm and feeling like summer is not far away (for us).. 

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Sailboat Foiling / Re: Foiling Sailboats!

« on: October 14, 2021, 01:48:31 PM »

Consider this one.. Andy is a friend that I’ve known forever and his boats are very popular down here..