Ok this is a big call but i'm up for some red thumbs. 9'5 Mana is the board of the year for me so far, this thing rips and after seeing some random people surfing this board and doing things i have trouble doing on a 8'10 and have to chase them for a hour to get it back i'm sure some other people think so as well!! We had people from 60kg to 110kg surf it and it worked well for them all super stable very easy to get waves and nice and lose i seen one guy get all fins out on 2 turns on the one wave Blew me away and by far the most talked about board here for the last 2 days as most people can not believe how well it goes.

Jacko

Sorry not yet will take some tomorrow and put them on here. Some one might have some shots they might sick on here..

Jacko

Hey Jacko, Is the 190 litres for the 9'5 as quoted on the Naish site correct?? Will you have one at the demo day this sat?

Wow, I thought Mactavish were brave with 150litres

190 for a 9,5

boarder paul said...

Wow, I thought Mactavish were brave with 150litres

190 for a 9,5

maybe the guys making these things know something we dont....

Serg

Hey Serg,

You might be right, from experience you neva know until you have a go I say and I am very keen to see what they can do.

Cant wait to see what they are like.

Phill

Sam, Quinnie and Aido took some of the new gear down to palmy yesterday so we could have a try, the surf was next to flat, but there was a few coming through if you were patient. Enough to get a feel for the boards. I tried the 8' Hokua, 8'10" Hokua, 9'3" Hokua (which i already ride), 9'6" Nalu and 10' Mana.

8'0" Hokua - This board is small. I was just doing circles scared to change sides with my paddle. Never really getting the board on top of the water. But it looks super sweet. Maybe if I loose 20kg's.

8'10" Hokua - This board blew my mind. I had to swap back and forth with the 9'3" to make sure it was really everything I was thinking. It is. Not that much less stable than the 9'3" but a whole world of funky loosness. It even feels like it paddles faster, and catches waves easier. Definitely getting one of these.

9'3" Hokoua - This board I have been riding for some time now, and really love it. Loose and drivey. Until yesterday unbeatable performance.

9'6" Nula - Surprisingly fast to paddle. at 28" wide it was a little rocky at my weight, but feels like it will nose ride nicely, and is plenty loose when you step back onto the tail.

10' Mana - The silent achiever. I laughed at this board when I first saw it, linking it with un co-ordinated first timers. At first I put Katie on it, and she loved it, super stable and paddles fast for a 10'er. But when I looked up from the beach to see Sambo driving huge cutties, I had to get back out on it to give it the real justice it deserves. This will be my second board now! Big enough to take the kids paddling, easy enough for Katie to enjoy the sport, and surfable to get awesome performance in sloppy conditions.

It always becomes a worry when a brand expands their range, with now a 21 board range. Naish have covered every specific need for every riders requirements. The board bags are great, and the new paddle is sick. Was great to get into the water yesterday with the crew. Looking forward to Mambo......

JB

firstpoint said...

paul.j said...

Yes 190L is right but it hides it really well and weight is less than the 11'4 from the feel of it. Yes it will be there for the Demo i'm trying hard to have nearly every board there but don't worry there will be plenty of goodies to try and dont forget mater chief Marty will be manning the BBQ.

Jacko

is angie going to cook some more choc muffins,its worth the drive for them

I hope not but i will get my mum to make some more,if ang made them no one would come back

Jacko

Hey JB it's great to have you back posting on the Breeze..

Only yesterday I was looking for an old post of yours.. and had to go back a long way to find it.. (the one about your change of fins in your old 10'6").

See you at the Mambo... I'll be using my 10' Mana..

DJ

Angie, So many boards .. So many toys

Will you bear my children

Hey DJ, Yer thought I'd better show my mug again as we are coming into Summer (can't wait). I'm always mixing and matching fins. ALready tweaking fins on my new 8'10". I have really found the M5's and M7's super sweet on the 9'3", so I'm going straight to the m7's on the 8'10", however the stocko fins look very sweet, I just want a bit more size. I haven't gotten any smaller!!!!

JB

one more info.
My current board is the Naish 10'6'' but with 88kg I miss some more float in choppy conditions. thats the reason I want to change.

JB said...

Hey DJ, Yer thought I'd better show my mug again as we are coming into Summer (can't wait). I'm always mixing and matching fins. ALready tweaking fins on my new 8'10". I have really found the M5's and M7's super sweet on the 9'3", so I'm going straight to the m7's on the 8'10", however the stocko fins look very sweet, I just want a bit more size. I haven't gotten any smaller!!!!

JB

Hey jb talking about fins have found the perfect set for quads, robdogs son (adam robertson) got me onto them and said a lot of the hawaian guys on tour use them.
fcs sf 4. They go unreal.

Anyone got pics of the 9'5????

Hurry bloody up we need photos and lots of hmm.

62mac said...

Hurry bloody up we need photos and lots of hmm.

I cant believe that little Jacko hasn't posted photos yet