11'4" Nalu vs 10' Mana. Very different animals.

11'4" has very nice lines, and follows those lines on the wave. You can really drive this board off the rail, and get some awesome longboard style performance. Nose rides excellent. Good glide and paddling speed.

10' Mana. Short and fat. Very stable. Paddles fast and had surprising awesome glide. ON the wave, it is a little more punch. It is really amazing how hard you can throw this board around, but it's not the drivey rail driven turn of the 11'4". So probably suit small guttless waves where your struggling to make the most of what you've got. And focussing on ease of use.

Persoanlly on a performance side, focussing on better quality waves I would prefer the 11'4". But for a second board to use in really crap surf and to suit taking my kids riding and getting my wife on the water the 10' Mana really ticks all the boxes, Great performance, easy to use and fast enough to catch anything.

Best to try both (everything), and see what tickles your fancy. I am going opposite ends of the spectrum, 8'10" Hokua and 10' Mana.

JB

Drewsta. said...

He's to busy drooling on the 8'0. Maybe if i strap an 8'0 to each foot they will float me??

me too

Homeally said...

pics coming... sorting now...

10 mins OK no pressure

Okay... here you go.....

took pics of it ontop of the 10' whopper for comparison... i know wht you guys are like...

enjoy...




to save confusion... the above is the 8'0... might need to take it for a prone surf.... hahahaha

Matty

Was that the 9'5"?

That is a nice naish, even if i must admit it.

WOW it has such a wide tail compared to the wopper eh'

It looks so much different on its own.

It looks like they have put 50 litres in the tail.

BP

Gorgo said...

Is this one the Mana 9'5"? How come the nose looks so much narrower than all the other pics?

nah mate... this one is the 8'0''... had to put it in there... LOL!!